U.S.
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-SB
GENERAL
FORM FOR REGISTRATION OF SECURITIES OF SMALL
BUSINESS
ISSUERS
UNDER
SECTION 12(B) OR (G) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Commission
file number ______
CATALYST
LIGHTING GROUP, INC.
(Name
of
Small Business Issuer in its charter)
Delaware
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36-4611496
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
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(I.R.S.
employer
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incorporation
or formation)
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identification
number)
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936A
Beachland Boulevard, Suite 13
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Vero
Beach, Florida
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32963
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Issuer's
telephone number: (772) 231-7544
Securities
to be registered under Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Name
of each Exchange on which
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Title
of each class to be so registered
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each
class is to be registered
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None
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N/A
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Securities
to be registered under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act:
Title
of
each class
Common
Stock, $0.0001
EXPLANATORY
NOTE
We
are
filing this General Form for Registration of Securities on Form 10-SB to
register our common stock, pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).
Once
this
registration statement is deemed effective, we will be subject to the
requirements of Regulation 13A under the Exchange Act, which will require us
to
file annual reports on Form 10-KSB, quarterly reports on Form 10-QSB, and
current reports on Form 8-K, and we will be required to comply with all other
obligations of the Exchange Act applicable to issuers filing registration
statements pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act.
Our
common stock was previously registered under Section 12(g) of the Exchange
Act
under Commission File Number 000-50385. However, on December 27, 2005, we filed
Form 15 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) to
terminate the registration of our common stock under Section 12(g) of the
Exchange Act and to suspend our duty to file reports under the Exchange Act.
The
Form 15 was filed on the basis that we had less than 300 holders of record
of
our common stock as of December 27, 2005.
Unless
otherwise noted, references in this registration statement to “Catalyst” the
“Company,” “we,” “our” or “us” means Catalyst Lighting Group,
Inc. Our principal place of business is located at
936A
Beachland Boulevard, Suite 13, Vero Beach, FL 32963.
Our
telephone number is
(772)
231-7544
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FORWARD
LOOKING STATEMENTS
There
are
statements in this registration statement that are not historical facts. These
“forward-looking statements” can be identified by use of terminology such as
“believe,” “hope,” “may,” “anticipate,” “should,” “intend,” “plan,” “will,”
“expect,” “estimate,” “project,” “positioned,” “strategy” and similar
expressions. You should be aware that these forward-looking statements are
subject to risks and uncertainties that are beyond our control. For a
discussion of these risks, you should read this entire Registration Statement
carefully, especially the risks discussed under “Risk Factors.” Although
management believes that the assumptions underlying the forward looking
statements included in this Registration Statement are reasonable, they do
not
guarantee our future performance, and actual results could differ from those
contemplated by these forward looking statements. The assumptions used for
purposes of the forward-looking statements specified in the following
information represent estimates of future events and are subject to uncertainty
as to possible changes in economic, legislative, industry, and other
circumstances. As a result, the identification and interpretation of data and
other information and their use in developing and selecting assumptions from
and
among reasonable alternatives require the exercise of judgment. To the extent
that the assumed events do not occur, the outcome may vary substantially from
anticipated or projected results, and, accordingly, no opinion is expressed
on
the achievability of those forward-looking statements. In the light
of these risks and uncertainties, there can be no assurance that the results
and
events contemplated by the forward-looking statements contained in this
Registration Statement will in fact transpire. You are cautioned not to place
undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of
their
dates. We do not undertake any obligation to update or revise any
forward-looking statements.
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
Item
Number and Caption
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PART
I
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Item
1.
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Description
of Business
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Item
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Management's
Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operations
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Risk
Factors
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Item
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Description
of Property
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Item
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Security
Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management
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Item
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Directors,
Executive Officers, Promoters and Control Persons
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Item
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Executive
Compensation
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Item
7.
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Certain
Relationships and Related Transactions
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Item
8.
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Description
of Securities
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PART
II
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Item
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Market
for Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters
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29
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Item
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Legal
Proceedings
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31
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Item
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Changes
in and Disagreements with Accountants
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Item
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Recent
Sales of Unregistered Securities
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Item
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Indemnification
of Directors and Officers
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PART
F/S
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Financial
Statements
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F-1
to F-20
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PART
III
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Item
1.
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Index
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Signature
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PART
I65
Item
1. Description of Business
(a)
Business
History and Background
We
were
formed as a “blank check” Delaware corporation under the name Wentworth III,
Inc. on March 7, 2001 to effect a merger, exchange of capital stock, asset
acquisition or other similar business combination with an operating business
which we believe had significant growth potential. As of February 12, 2003,
we
entered into a Securities Exchange Agreement with Whitco Company, L.L.P., a
Texas limited liability partnership which manufactured, marketed and distributed
outdoor lighting poles. On August 27, 2003, we acquired Whitco Company, LP
(successor in interest as a result of the conversion of Whitco Company, L.L.P.
to a limited partnership) through an exchange of all of Whitco's partnership
units, and options to purchase partnership units, for 2,991,368 shares of
Catalyst common stock, and options to purchase 808,632 shares of Catalyst common
stock. Following our acquisition of Whitco, we changed our name to Catalyst
Lighting Group, Inc., and Whitco became our wholly-owned
subsidiary.
Whitco
was a nationwide manufacturer, marketer and distributor of steel and aluminum
outdoor lighting poles. Founded in 1969, Whitco sold poles directly to original
equipment manufacturers (OEM's) and indirectly to other third parties through
its own contracted sales representatives. We sought to have Whitco become the
preferred manufacturer, marketer and distributor of steel and aluminum lighting
pole structures and accessories.
We
operated our Whitco business solely through our wholly-owned Whitco subsidiary.
As such, substantially all of our assets and liabilities resided in our Whitco
subsidiary. We continued to incur operating losses from our Whitco business
and
had insufficient working capital to fund our Whitco business operations. During
late 2005, we pursued the alternative of selling or merging with another company
to provide manufacturing economies of scale and the potential of additional
liquidity to fund operations.
However,
due to continuing operating losses, on March 15, 2006, Whitco voluntarily filed
for protection under Chapter 11 of the U.S. bankruptcy laws. On April 25, 2006,
the bankruptcy court approved a sale of Whitco’s assets (other than cash and
accounts receivable) used in its area lighting pole business. The assets were
sold free and clear of any liens and encumbrances to a third party purchaser
pursuant to Section 363 of the U.S Bankruptcy Code. The purchaser issued a
common stock purchase warrant (“Purchase Warrant”) to acquire shares of the
purchaser’s common stock as consideration for the assets purchased.
On
May
16, 2006, Whitco filed a motion to convert its bankruptcy case to a Chapter
7
liquidation proceeding. This motion was granted by the bankruptcy court on
July
13, 2006. In connection with the liquidation, the Purchase Warrant and Whitco’s
cash and accounts receivable were assigned and distributed to Whitco’s secured
creditor, Laurus Master Fund, Ltd. (“Laurus”). As part of the Chapter 7
bankruptcy proceedings, no assets were available for distribution to unsecured
creditors and, accordingly, these unsatisfied obligations were relieved as
part
of the liquidation of Whitco in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 7
of
U.S. bankruptcy laws.
Since
Whitco’s liquidation in bankruptcy, the Company has had nominal assets, nominal
business operations and its business strategy has been to investigate and,
if
such investigation warrants, acquire a target company or business seeking the
perceived advantages of being a publicly held corporation. In furtherance of
this business strategy, on July 25, 2006, Catalyst voluntarily filed for
protection under Chapter 11 of the U.S. bankruptcy laws. Catalyst subsequently
determined to withdraw from bankruptcy court protection and, on motion made
by
the U.S. trustee, the bankruptcy court ordered the case dismissed on January
9,
2007.
(b)
Reorganization
Since
the
dismissal of Catalyst’s bankruptcy case, the Company completed a reorganization
in September 2007 and settled all of its outstanding liabilities with creditors
outside the jurisdiction of the bankruptcy courts (the “Reorganization”). As
part of this Reorganization, on August 22, 2007, the Company entered into a
securities purchase agreement (“Securities Purchase Agreement”) with KIG
Investors I, LLC (“KIG Investors”), a Delaware limited liability company,
pursuant to which KIG Investors purchased 1,572,770 shares of convertible
preferred stock for a purchase price of $157,277, or $0.10 per share (“Preferred
Stock Purchase”). A copy of the Securities Purchase Agreement is attached hereto
as Exhibit 10.3.
On
August
23, 2007, in accordance with the terms of the Securities Purchase Agreement,
the
existing officers and two of the Company’s directors resigned, and Kevin R.
Keating, the sole remaining director, was appointed Chief Executive Officer,
Chief Financial Officer, President, Secretary and Treasurer of the Company.
Kevin
R.
Keating is the father of Timothy J. Keating, the principal member of Keating
Investments, LLC. Keating Investments, LLC is the managing member of KIG
Investors. Timothy J. Keating is the manager of KIG Investors.
The
Preferred Stock Purchase was completed on September 12, 2007. The preferred
shares were automatically convertible into the Company’s common stock at such
time as the Company completed a 1-for-10 reverse stock split (“Reverse Split”).
The Reverse Split was completed on September 25, 2007, and KIG Investors was
issued 2,562,015 shares of common stock, on a post-reverse split basis, upon
cancellation of the preferred stock. The proceeds of the Preferred Stock
Purchase were used to pay outstanding liabilities of the Company.
KIG
Investors was granted certain demand and piggyback registration rights for
the
shares of common stock issued to them upon conversion, pursuant to the terms
and
condition of a certain registration rights agreement (“KIG Registration Rights
Agreement”). A copy of the KIG Registration Rights Agreement is attached hereto
as Exhibit 10.4.
In
connection with the closing of the Preferred Stock Purchase, the Company entered
into agreements with a number of creditors for a cash settlement of amounts
owed
to them by the Company. Pursuant to these cash settlements, the Company paid
an
aggregate of $30,277 in complete satisfaction of $191,092 in accrued
liabilities, resulting in income from the discharge of indebtedness of
$160,815.
In
connection with the closing of the Preferred Stock Purchase, the Company also
entered into settlement and release agreements (collectively, the “Settlement
Agreements”) with Feldman Weinstein & Smith, LLP (“FWS”), former legal
counsel to the Company, and with Halliburton Investor Relations (“HIR”), the
Company’s former investor relation firm, for the issuance of common stock in
complete settlement of amounts owed to them for services rendered. Pursuant
to
these Settlement Agreements, the Company issued an aggregate of 71,086 shares
of
common stock, on a post-split basis, valued at $7,109 or approximately $0.10
per
share, in satisfaction of accrued liabilities totaling $73,260, resulting in
income from discharge of indebtedness of $66,151 being recorded. A copy of
the
Settlement Agreements with FWS and HIR are attached hereto as Exhibits 10.5
and
10.6, respectively. FWS and HIR were granted certain piggyback registration
rights for the shares of common stock received by them in the
settlement.
In
connection with the closing of the Preferred Stock Purchase, the Company also
entered into settlement and release agreement with Laurus (“Laurus Settlement
Agreement”) for the issuance of common stock in complete settlement of amounts
owed to it for certain loans and accrued interest. Pursuant to the Laurus
Settlement Agreement, the Company issued 1,083,172 shares of common stock,
on a
post-split basis, valued at $108,317 or approximately $0.10 per share, in
satisfaction of principal under notes of $820,024 and accrued interest of
$121,095, resulting in income from discharge of indebtedness of $832,802 being
recorded. A copy of the Laurus Settlement Agreement is attached hereto as
Exhibit 10.8.
Laurus
was granted certain demand and piggyback registration rights for the shares
of
common stock issued to them under the settlement, pursuant to the terms and
condition of a certain registration rights agreement (“Laurus Registration
Rights Agreement”). A copy of the Laurus Registration Rights Agreement is
attached hereto as Exhibit 10.9.
Further,
as part of the foregoing cash and equity settlements, any creditor holding
warrants to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock agreed to the
cancellation of such warrants. Accordingly, warrants to purchase 82,367 shares
of common stock, on a post-reverse split basis, were cancelled.
(c)
Current Business of Issuer
Since
completion of its Reorganization, the Company’s business strategy has been to
investigate and, if such investigation warrants, acquire a target operating
company or business seeking the perceived advantages of being a publicly held
corporation. The Company’s principal business objective for the next 12 months
and beyond such time will be to achieve long-term growth potential through
a
combination with an operating business rather than immediate, short-term
earnings. The Company will not restrict its potential candidate target companies
to any specific business, industry or geographical location and, thus, may
acquire any type of business.
To
date,
the Company has made no efforts to identify a possible business combination.
As
a result, the Company has not conducted negotiations or entered into a letter
of
intent concerning any target business. The Company intends to commence search
for an operating business suitable for a business combination after this
Registration Statement becomes effective and the Company is a reporting company
under the Exchange Act.
Under
SEC
Rule 12b-2 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”),
the Company qualifies as a “shell company,” because it has no or nominal assets
(other than cash) and no or nominal operations. Management does not intend
to
undertake any efforts to cause a market to develop in our securities, either
debt or equity, until we have successfully concluded a business combination.
The
Company intends to comply with the periodic reporting requirements of the
Exchange Act for so long as it is subject to those requirements.
The
analysis of new business opportunities will be undertaken by or under the
supervision of Kevin R. Keating, the sole officer and director of the Company.
As of this date, the Company has not entered into any definitive agreement
with
any party, nor have there been any specific discussions with any potential
business combination candidate regarding business opportunities for the Company.
The Company has unrestricted flexibility in seeking, analyzing and participating
in potential business opportunities. In its efforts to analyze potential
acquisition targets, the Company will consider the following kinds of
factors:
(i)
Potential
for growth, indicated by new technology, anticipated market expansion or new
products;
(ii)
Competitive
position as compared to other firms of similar size and experience within the
industry segment as well as within the industry as a whole;
(iii)
Strength
and diversity of management, either in place or scheduled for
recruitment;
(iv)
Capital
requirements and anticipated availability of required funds, to be provided
by
the Company or from operations, through the sale of additional securities,
through joint ventures or similar arrangements or from other
sources;
(v)
The
cost
of participation by the Company as compared to the perceived tangible and
intangible values and potentials;
(vi)
The
extent to which the business opportunity can be advanced;
(vii)
The
accessibility of required management expertise, personnel, raw materials,
services, professional assistance and other required items; and
(viii)
Other
relevant factors.
In
applying the foregoing criteria, no one of which will be controlling, management
will attempt to analyze all factors and circumstances and make a determination
based upon reasonable investigative measures and available data. Potentially
available business opportunities may occur in many different industries, and
at
various stages of development, all of which will make the task of comparative
investigation and analysis of such business opportunities extremely difficult
and complex. Due to the Company's limited capital available for investigation,
the Company may not discover or adequately evaluate adverse facts about the
opportunity to be acquired.
(d)
Form
of Potential Business Combination
The
manner in which the Company participates in an opportunity will depend upon
the
nature of the opportunity, the respective needs and desires of the Company
and
the promoters of the opportunity, and the relative negotiating strength of
the
Company and such promoters.
It
is
likely that the Company will acquire its participation in a business opportunity
through the issuance of common stock or other securities of the Company.
Although the terms of any such transaction cannot be predicted, it should be
noted that in certain circumstances the criteria for determining whether or
not
an acquisition is a so-called "tax free" reorganization under Section 368(a)(1)
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code") depends upon
whether the owners of the acquired business own 80% or more of the voting stock
of the surviving entity. If a transaction were structured to take advantage
of
these provisions rather than other "tax free" provisions provided under the
Code, all prior stockholders of the Company would in such circumstances retain
20% or less of the total issued and outstanding shares of the surviving entity.
Under other circumstances, depending upon the relative negotiating strength
of
the parties, prior stockholders of the Company may retain substantially less
than 20% of the total issued and outstanding shares of the surviving entity.
This could result in substantial additional dilution to the equity of those
who
were stockholders of the Company prior to a business combination with an
operating entity.
The
present stockholders of the Company will likely not have control of a majority
of the voting securities of the Company following a reorganization transaction.
As part of such a transaction, the Company's sole director may resign and one
or
more new directors may be appointed without any vote by
stockholders.
In
the
case of a business combination, the transaction may be accomplished upon the
sole determination of management without any vote or approval by stockholders.
In the case of a statutory merger or consolidation directly involving the
Company, it will likely be necessary to call a stockholders' meeting and obtain
the approval of the holders of a majority of the outstanding securities. The
necessity to obtain such stockholder approval may result in delay and additional
expense in the consummation of any proposed transaction and will also give
rise
to certain appraisal rights to dissenting stockholders. Most likely, management
will seek to structure any such transaction so as not to require stockholder
approval.
It
is
anticipated that the investigation of specific business opportunities and the
negotiation, drafting and execution of relevant agreements, disclosure documents
and other instruments will require substantial management time and attention
and
substantial cost for accountants, attorneys and others. If a decision is made
not to participate in a specific business opportunity, the costs theretofore
incurred in the related investigation might not be recoverable. Furthermore,
even if an agreement is reached for the participation in a specific business
opportunity, the failure to consummate that transaction may result in the loss
to the Company of the related costs incurred.
We
presently have no employees. Our sole officer and director is engaged in outside
business activities and anticipates that he will devote to our business very
limited time until the acquisition of a successful business opportunity has
been
identified. We expect no significant changes in the number of our employees
other than such changes, if any, incident to a business
combination.
(e)
Reports
to Security Holders
(i)
The
Company is not required to deliver an annual report to security holders and
at
this time does not anticipate the distribution of such a report.
(ii)
The
Company will file reports with the SEC. The Company will be a reporting company
and will comply with the requirements of the Exchange Act.
(iii)
The
public may read and copy any materials the Company files with the SEC in the
SEC's Public Reference Section, Room 1580, 100 F Street N.E., Washington, D.C.
20549. The public may obtain information on the operation of the Public
Reference Section by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. Additionally, the SEC
maintains an Internet site that contains reports, proxy and information
statements, and other information regarding issuers that file electronically
with the SEC, which can be found at http://www.sec.gov.
Item
2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operations
The
Company completed its reorganization in September 2007 and settled all of its
outstanding liabilities with creditors outside the jurisdiction of the
bankruptcy courts. As part of the Reorganization, on August 22, 2007, the
Company entered into a stock purchase agreement with KIG Investors pursuant
to
which KIG Investors purchased 1,572,770 shares of convertible preferred stock
for a purchase price of $157,277, or $0.10 per share.
The
Preferred Stock Purchase was completed on September 12, 2007. The preferred
shares were automatically convertible into the Company’s common stock at such
time as the Company completed a 1-for-10 reverse stock split (“Reverse Split”).
The Reverse Split was completed on September 25, 2007, and KIG Investors was
issued 2,562,015 shares of common stock, on a post-reverse split basis, upon
cancellation of the preferred stock. The proceeds of the Preferred Stock
Purchase were used to pay outstanding liabilities of the Company.
As
part
of the Reorganization, the Company entered into agreements with a number of
creditors for a cash settlement of amounts owed to them by the Company. Pursuant
to these cash settlements, the Company paid an aggregate of $30,277 in complete
satisfaction of $191,092 in accrued liabilities, resulting in income from the
discharge of indebtedness of $160,815.
As
part
of the Reorganization, the Company also entered into Settlement Agreements
with
FWS and HIR for the issuance of common stock in complete settlement of amounts
owed to them for services rendered. Pursuant to these Settlement Agreements,
the
Company issued an aggregate of 71,086 shares of common stock, on a post-reverse
split basis, valued at $7,109 or approximately $0.10 per share, in satisfaction
of accrued liabilities totaling $73,260, resulting in income from discharge
of
indebtedness of $66,151 being recorded.
As
part
of the Reorganization, the Company also entered into a settlement agreement
with
Laurus, the Company’s secured creditor, for the issuance of common stock in
complete settlement of amounts owed to it for certain loans and accrued
interest. Pursuant to the Laurus Settlement Agreement, the Company issued
1,083,172 shares of common stock, on a post-split basis, to Laurus valued at
$108,317 or approximately $0.10 per share, in satisfaction of principal under
notes of $820,024 and accrued interest of $121,095, resulting in income from
discharge of indebtedness of $832,802 being recorded.
For
the
twelve months ended September 30, 2006 and 2007, the Company had no revenues
from continuing operations.
For
the
twelve months ended September 30, 2007, the Company had a loss from operations
of $(118,450), as compared with a loss from operations of $(381,602) for the
twelve months ended September 30, 2006.
For
the
twelve months ended September 30, 2007, the Company incurred interest expense
of
$79,678, as compared with interest expense of $246,607 for the twelve months
ended September 30, 2006. The reduction in interest expense was primarily
attributed to payments made on certain notes issued to Laurus during the twelve
months ended September 30, 2006 in connection with the Whitco bankruptcy and
liquidation.
The
Company had net earnings from discontinued operations of $66,304 during the
twelve months ended September 30, 2006. The net earnings from discontinued
operations were comprised of a loss from discontinued operations (net of tax)
of
$(2,149,123), which was offset by a gain of $2,215,427 on the disposition of
the
Whitco subsidiary.
The
Company also had income on discharge of indebtedness of $1,059,768 during the
twelve months ended September 30, 2006. This discharge income was related to
the
settlements made with various creditors of the Company including, Laurus, FWS
and HIR.
For
the
twelve months ended September 30, 2007, the Company had net income of $861,640,
primarily related to discharge income of $1,059,768 for the period, as compared
with a net loss of $(561,905) for the twelve months ended September 30, 2006.
(c)
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
As
of
September 30, 2007, the Company had assets equal to $76,696, comprised
exclusively of cash and cash equivalents. The Company’s current liabilities as
of September 30, 2007 were $8,363, comprised exclusively of accrued expenses.
The
following is a summary of the Company’s cash flows provided by (used in)
operating, investing, and financing activities for the twelve months ended
September, 2007 and 2006:
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Twelve months ended September, 30
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2007
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2006
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Operating
activities
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$
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(80,581
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$
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344,364
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Investing
activities
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-
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Financing
activities
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$
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157,277
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$
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(344,364
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Net
effect on cash
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$
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76,696
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$
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The
Company currently has nominal assets, no active business operations and no
sources of revenues. The Company is dependent upon the receipt of capital
investment or other financing to fund its ongoing operations and to execute
its
business plan of seeking a combination with a private operating company. In
addition, the Company is dependent upon certain related parties to provide
continued funding and capital resources. If continued funding and capital
resources are unavailable at reasonable terms, the Company may not be able
to
implement its plan of operations. Our financial statements indicate that without
additional capital, there is substantial doubt as to our ability to continue
as
a going concern.
Since
the
Company completed its Reorganization in September 2007, its business strategy
and plan of operation has been to investigate and, if such investigation
warrants, acquire a target operating company or business seeking the perceived
advantages of being a publicly held corporation. Our principal business
objective for the next 12 months and beyond such time will be to achieve
long-term growth potential through a combination with a business rather than
immediate, short-term earnings. The Company will not restrict our potential
candidate target companies to any specific business, industry or geographical
location and, thus, may acquire any type of business.
The
Company does not currently engage in any business activities that provide cash
flow. The costs of investigating and analyzing business combinations for the
next 12 months and beyond such time will be paid with money in our treasury
or
with additional amounts, as necessary, to be loaned to or invested in us by
our
stockholders, management or other investors.
During
the next 12 months we anticipate incurring costs related to the filing of
Exchange Act reports, and consummating a business combination.
We
believe we will be able to meet these costs through use of funds in our treasury
and additional amounts to be loaned by or invested in us by our stockholders,
management or other investors. Currently, however, our ability to continue
as a
going concern is dependent upon our ability to generate future profitable
operations and/or to obtain the necessary financing to meet our obligations
and
repay our liabilities arising from normal business operations when they come
due. Our ability to continue as a going concern is also dependent on our ability
to find a suitable target operating company and enter into a possible business
combination with such operating company. Management’s plan includes obtaining
additional funds by equity financing prior to or in connection with a business
combination and/or related party advances; however, there is no assurance of
additional funding being available.
The
Company may consider a an operating business which has recently commenced
operations, is a developing company in need of additional funds for expansion
into new products or markets, is seeking to develop a new product or service,
or
is an established business which may be experiencing financial or operating
difficulties and is in need of additional capital. In the alternative, a
business combination may involve the acquisition of, or merger with, a company
which does not need substantial additional capital, but which desires to
establish a public trading market for its shares, while avoiding, among other
things, the time delays, significant expense, and loss of voting control which
may occur in a public offering.
Our
sole
officer and director has not had any preliminary contact or discussions with
any
representative of any other entity regarding a business combination with us.
Any
target business that is selected may be a financially unstable company or an
entity in its early stages of development or growth, including entities without
established records of sales or earnings. In that event, we will be subject
to
numerous risks inherent in the business and operations of financially unstable
and early stage or potential emerging growth companies. In addition, we may
effect a business combination with an entity in an industry characterized by
a
high level of risk, and, although our management will endeavor to evaluate
the
risks inherent in a particular target business, there can be no assurance that
we will properly ascertain or assess all significant risks.
Our
management anticipates that it will likely be able to effect only one business
combination, due primarily to our limited financing and the dilution of interest
for present and prospective stockholders, which is likely to occur as a result
of our management’s plan to offer a controlling interest to a target business in
order to achieve a tax-free reorganization. This lack of diversification should
be considered a substantial risk in investing in us, because it will not permit
us to offset potential losses from one venture against gains from
another.
The
Company anticipates that the selection of a business combination will be complex
and extremely risky. Because of general economic conditions, rapid technological
advances being made in some industries and shortages of available capital,
our
management believes that there are numerous firms seeking even the limited
additional capital which we will have and/or the perceived benefits of becoming
a publicly traded corporation. Such perceived benefits of becoming a publicly
traded corporation include, among other things, facilitating or improving the
terms on which additional equity financing may be obtained, providing liquidity
for the principals of and investors in a business, creating a means for
providing incentive stock options or similar benefits to key employees, and
offering greater flexibility in structuring acquisitions, joint ventures and
the
like through the issuance of stock. Potentially available business combinations
may occur in many different industries and at various stages of development,
all
of which will make the task of comparative investigation and analysis of such
business opportunities extremely difficult and complex.
We
do not
currently intend to retain any entity to act as a "finder" to identify and
analyze the merits of potential target businesses. However, at present, we
contemplate that Keating Securities, LLC (“Keating Securities”), a Delaware
limited liability company and a registered broker-dealer, may act as one of
the
finders of business combinations for the Company. Timothy J. Keating, the son
of
Kevin R. Keating, our sole officer and director, and a the manager of KIG
Investors, our principal stockholder, is the Managing Member of, and holds
approximately a 54% interest in, Keating Securities. There is currently no
signed agreement or preliminary agreement or understanding between us and
Keating Securities.
We
currently have no source of operating revenue, and have only limited working
capital with which to pursue our business plan, which contemplates the
completion of a business combination with an operating company. The amount
of
capital required to sustain operations until the successful completion of a
business combination is subject to future events and uncertainties. It may
be
necessary for us to secure additional working capital through loans or sales
of
common stock, and there can be no assurance that such funding will be available
in the future. These conditions raise substantial doubt about our ability to
continue as a going concern. Our auditor has issued a "going concern"
qualification as part of his opinion in the Audit Report for the year ended
September 30, 2007.
(f)
Critical
Accounting Policies
The
preparation of financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires estimates
and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities,
revenues and expenses and related disclosures of contingent assets and
liabilities in the financial statements and accompanying notes. The SEC has
defined a company’s critical accounting policies as the ones that are most
important to the portrayal of the company’s financial condition and results of
operations, and which require the company to make its most difficult and
subjective judgments, often as a result of the need to make estimates of matters
that are inherently uncertain. We believe that our estimates and assumptions
are
reasonable under the circumstances; however, actual results may vary from these
estimates and assumptions. We have identified in Note 2
–
“Summary
of
Significant Accounting Policies” to the Financial Statements contained in Part
F/S of this document certain critical accounting policies that affect the more
significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of the financial
statements.
(g)
Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangements
We
have
not entered into any off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably
likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes
in
financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity,
capital expenditures or capital resources and would be considered material
to
investors.
RISK
FACTORS
An
investment in the Company is highly speculative in nature and involves an
extremely high degree of risk. A prospective investor should consider the
possibility of the loss of an investor’s entire investment and evaluate all
information about us and the risk factors discussed below in relation to his
financial circumstances before investing in us
There
may be conflicts of interest between our management and the stockholders of
the
Company.
Conflicts
of interest create the risk that management may have an incentive to act
adversely to the interests of the stockholders of the Company. A conflict
of interest may arise between our management's personal pecuniary interest
and
its fiduciary duty to our stockholders. In addition, Kevin R. Keating, our
sole
officer and director, is currently involved with other public shell companies
and conflicts in the pursuit of business combinations with such other public
shell companies with which he is, and may in the future be, affiliated with
may
arise. If we and the other public shell companies that management is affiliated
with desire to take advantage of the same opportunity, then members of
management that are affiliated with both companies would abstain from voting
upon the opportunity. In the event of identical officers and directors, members
of management, such individuals will arbitrarily determine the company that
will
be entitled to proceed with the proposed transaction.
Additionally,
we contemplate that at least one of the finders of business combinations for
the
Company will be Keating Securities. Timothy J. Keating, the manager of KIG
Investors, our principal stockholder, and the son of Kevin R. Keating, our
sole
officer and director, is the Managing Member of, and holds approximately a
54%
interest in, Keating Securities. We cannot assure you that conflicts of interest
among us, Keating Securities and our stockholders will not develop.
We
have no current operating business.
We
currently have no relevant operating business, revenues from operations or
assets. Our business plan is to seek a merger or business combination with
an
operating business. We may not realize any revenue unless and until we
successfully combine with an operating business. We face all of the risks
inherent in the investigation, acquisition, or involvement in a new business
opportunity. An investor’s purchase of any of our securities must be regarded as
placing funds at a high risk in a new or "start-up" venture with all of the
unforeseen costs, expenses, problems, and difficulties to which such ventures
are subject. We will, in all likelihood, sustain operating expenses without
corresponding revenues, at least until the consummation of a business
combination. This may result in our incurring a net operating loss that will
increase continuously until we can consummate a business combination with a
profitable business opportunity. We cannot assure you that we can identify
a
suitable business opportunity and consummate a business
combination.
There
is competition for those private companies suitable for a business combination
of the type contemplated by management.
We
are in
a highly competitive market for a small number of business opportunities which
could reduce the likelihood of consummating a successful business combination.
We are and will continue to be an insignificant participant in the business
of
seeking business combinations with operating entities that desire to become
public companies. A large number of established and well-financed entities,
including small public companies and venture capital firms, are active in
mergers and acquisitions of companies that may be desirable target candidates
for us. Nearly all these entities have significantly greater financial
resources, technical expertise and managerial capabilities than we do;
consequently, we will be at a competitive disadvantage in identifying possible
business opportunities and successfully completing a business combination.
These
competitive factors may reduce the likelihood of our identifying and
consummating a successful business combination.
Our
future success is highly dependent on the ability of management to locate and
attract a suitable acquisition.
The
nature of our operations is highly speculative, and there is a consequent risk
of loss of your investment. The success of our plan of operations will depend
to
a great extent on the operations, financial condition and management of the
identified business opportunity. While management intends to seek business
combination(s) with entities having established operating histories, we cannot
assure you that we will be successful in locating candidates meeting that
criterion. In the event we complete a business combination, the success of
our
operations may be dependent upon management of the successor firm or venture
partner firm and numerous other factors beyond our control. In addition, even
if
we complete a business combination, there is no assurance that the business
we
acquire will generate revenues or profits, or that the value of our common
stock
will increase as a result of the acquired business opportunity.
We
only intend to acquire a single business opportunity and thus your investment
will lack diversification.
Because
of our limited financial resources, it is unlikely that we will be able to
diversify our acquisitions or operations. The inability to diversify our
activities into more than one area will subject our investors and stockholders
to economic fluctuations within a particular business or industry and therefore
increase the risks associated with the investment. We only intend to engage
in a
business combination with one operating entity.
We
have no existing agreement for a business combination or other
transaction.
We
have
no arrangement, agreement or understanding with respect to engaging in a
business combination with an operating business. No assurances can be given
that
we will successfully identify and evaluate suitable business opportunities
or
that we will conclude a business combination. Management has not identified
any
particular industry or specific business within an industry for evaluation.
We
cannot guarantee that we will be able to negotiate a business combination on
favorable terms, and there is consequently a risk that funds allocated to the
purchase of our shares will not be invested in a company with active business
operations. Further, management will seek to structure any such business
combination so as not to require stockholder approval.
Management
intends to devote only a limited amount of time to seeking a target company
which may adversely impact our ability to identify a suitable acquisition
candidate.
While
seeking a business combination, management anticipates devoting very limited
time to the Company's affairs. Our sole officer has not entered into a written
employment agreement with us and is not expected to do so in the foreseeable
future. This limited commitment may adversely impact our ability to identify
and
consummate a successful business combination. To supplement our search
activities, we may be required to employ accountants, technical experts,
appraisers, attorneys, or other consultants or advisors. Some of these outside
advisors may be our affiliates or their affiliated entities. The selection
of
any such advisors will be made by our management without any input from
stockholders, and the engagement of such persons may reduce the value of your
investment.
The
time and cost of preparing a private company to become a public reporting
company may preclude us from entering into a merger or acquisition with the
most
attractive private companies.
Target
companies that fail to comply with SEC reporting requirements may delay or
preclude acquisition. Sections 13 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act require
reporting companies to provide certain information about significant
acquisitions, including certified financial statements for the company acquired,
covering one, two, or three years, depending on the relative size of the
acquisition. The time and additional costs that may be incurred by some target
entities to prepare these statements may significantly delay or essentially
preclude consummation of an acquisition. Otherwise suitable acquisition
prospects that do not have or are unable to obtain the required audited
statements may be inappropriate for acquisition so long as the reporting
requirements of the Exchange Act are applicable. Further, the internal control
management assessment and auditor attestation requirements under Section 404
of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 may limit the number of suitable acquisition
prospects if they cannot, or are unwilling to, comply with these
requirements.
The
Company may be subject to further government regulation which would adversely
affect our operations.
Although
we will be subject to the reporting requirements under the Exchange Act,
management believes we will not be subject to regulation under the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”), since we will
not be engaged in the business of investing or trading in securities. If we
engage in business combinations which result in our holding passive investment
interests in a number of entities, we could be subject to regulation under
the
Investment Company Act. If so, we would be required to register as an investment
company and could be expected to incur significant registration and compliance
costs. We have obtained no formal determination from the SEC as to our status
under the Investment Company Act and, consequently, violation of the Investment
Company Act could subject us to material adverse consequences.
Any
potential acquisition or merger with a foreign company may subject us to
additional risks.
If
we
enter into a business combination with a foreign company, we will be subject
to
risks inherent in business operations outside of the United States. These risks
include, for example, currency fluctuations, regulatory problems, punitive
tariffs, unstable local tax policies, trade embargoes, risks related to shipment
of raw materials and finished goods across national borders and cultural and
language differences. Foreign economies may differ favorably or unfavorably
from
the United States economy in growth of gross national product, rate of
inflation, market development, rate of savings, and capital investment, resource
self-sufficiency and balance of payments positions, and in other
respects.
Shares
of our common stock are currently very thinly traded, and liquidity of shares
of
our common stock is limited.
Shares
of
our common stock
will
be
very thinly traded, and the price if traded may not reflect the value of the
Company. Moreover, we just completed a reverse split of the shares which may
not
reflect the value of the Company either. In connection with a future business
combination, we may have to undertake a further reverse split of our shares.
There can be no assurance that there will be an active market for our shares
either now or after we complete the business combination. The market liquidity
will be dependant on the perception of the operating business and any steps
that
its management might take to bring the company to the awareness of investors.
There can be no assurance given that there will be any awareness generated.
Consequently investors may not be able to liquidate their investment or
liquidate it at a price that reflects the value of the business. If a more
active market should develop, the price may be highly volatile. Because there
may be a low price for our securities, many brokerage firms may not be willing
to effect transactions in the securities. Even if an investor finds a broker
willing to effect a transaction in the securities, the combination of brokerage
commissions, transfer fees, taxes, if any, and any other selling costs may
exceed the selling price. Further, many lending institutions will not permit
the
use of such securities as collateral for any loans. Our shares of common stock
are currently quoted over-the-counter on the Pink Sheets quotation system.
Management intends to strongly consider undertaking a business transaction
with
a private operating company which will allow our shares to be quoted and traded
on the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board (“OTC BB”), NASDAQ Global Market, NASDAQ
Capital Market or a national exchange. However, there can be no assurance that,
upon a business combination, we will qualify our shares for quotation or listing
on NASDAQ or a national exchange, or be able to maintain the criteria necessary
to insure continued quotation or listing.
We
also
intend to seek to have our shares of common stock quoted on the OTC BB prior
to
completion of the business combination; however, there can be no assurances
that
we will be able to obtain an OTC BB quotation prior to the business combination.
In the event we are unable to obtain an OTC BB quotation prior to the business
combination, the value of your investment may be reduced since certain
attractive target operating businesses may only consider a combination with
an
OTC BB quoted company.
The
majority of our shares currently outstanding are "restricted securities" within
the meaning of Rule 144 under the Securities Act. As restricted shares, these
shares may be resold only pursuant to an effective registration statement or
under the requirements of Rule 144 or other applicable exemption from
registration under the Securities Act and as required under applicable state
securities laws. Rule 144 currently provides in essence that a person who has
held restricted securities for a period of one year may, under certain
conditions, sell every three months, in brokerage transactions, a number of
shares that does not exceed the greater of 1.0% of a company's outstanding
common stock. There is no limit on the amount of restricted securities that
may
be sold by a non-affiliate after the restricted securities have been held by
the
owner for a period of two years. Current stockholders who own 10% or more of
our
shares will likely be deemed an affiliate until 90 days after a business
combination is completed with a target company. After such 90-day period and
assuming said shares have been held for more than two years, these stockholders
may be able to sell their shares without volume restrictions. A sale under
Rule
144 or under any other exemption from the Securities Act, if available, or
pursuant to subsequent registrations of our shares, may have a depressive effect
upon the price of our shares in any market that may develop. The SEC has
proposed new rules that may shortened the one year holding period under Rule
144
to six months in certain circumstances. There is no assurance that these
proposed rules will ultimately be adopted by the SEC in its current form or
any
other form.
The
availability of the exemptions from registration provided by Rule 144 under
or
Section 4(1) of the Securities Act may be limited in accordance with the letter
from Richard K. Wulff, Chief of the Office of Small Business Policy of the
Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance, to Ken
Worm of NASD Regulation, dated January 21, 2000 (the “Wulff Letter”). The Wulff
Letter provides that certain private transfers of the shares of common stock
also may be prohibited without registration under federal securities laws.
The
SEC has proposed codifying certain aspects of the Wulff Letter and adjusting
some of its provisions. The proposed adjustments include allowing
stockholders of a company that was formerly a shell company to be able to
utilize the exemption from registration under Rule 144 under certain
circumstances following such time as the company is no longer a shell company
and certain disclosures have been completed. There is no assurance that this
proposal will ultimately be adopted by the SEC in its current form or any other
form.
Compliance
with the criteria for securing exemptions under federal securities laws and
the
securities laws of the various states is extremely complex, especially in
respect of those exemptions affording flexibility and the elimination of trading
restrictions in respect of securities received in exempt transactions and
subsequently disposed of without registration under the Securities Act or state
securities laws.
There
are issues impacting liquidity of our securities with respect to the SEC’s
review of a future resale registration statement.
A
majority of our shares of common stock currently outstanding are “restricted
securities”, the holders thereof have certain registration rights. As such,
following the business combination,
we
will
likely file a resale registration statement on Form SB-2 or Form S-1, or some
other available form, to register for resale such shares of common stock. In
some cases, we are obligated to file a registration statement for certain
restricted shares pursuant to certain registration rights agreements. We cannot
control this future registration process in all respects as some matters are
outside our control. Even if we are successful in causing the effectiveness
of
the resale registration statement, there can be no assurances that the
occurrence of subsequent events may not preclude our ability to maintain the
effectiveness of the registration statement. Any of the foregoing items could
have adverse effects on the liquidity of our shares of common stock. Further,
a
sale of our shares pursuant to an effective registration may have a depressive
effect upon the price of our shares in any market that may develop.
In
addition, the SEC has recently disclosed that it has developed internal
guidelines concerning the use of a resale registration statement to register
the
securities issued to certain investors in private investment in public equity
(PIPE) transactions, where the issuer has a market capitalization of less than
$75 million and, in general, does not qualify to file a registration statement
on Form S-3 to register its securities. The SEC has taken the position that
these smaller issuers may not be able to rely on Rule 415 under the Securities
Act (“Rule 415”), which generally permits the offer and sale of securities on a
continued or delayed basis over a period of time, but instead would require
that
the issuer offer and sell such securities in a direct or "primary" public
offering, at a fixed price, if the facts and circumstances are such that the
SEC
believes the investors seeking to have their shares registered are underwriters
and/or affiliates of the issuer. It appears that the SEC in most cases will
permit a registration for resale of up to one third of the total number of
shares of common stock then currently owned by persons who are not affiliates
of
such issuer and, in some cases, a larger percentage depending on the facts
and
circumstances. Staff members also have indicated that an issuer in most cases
will have to wait until the later of six months after effectiveness of the
first
registration or such time as substantially all securities registered in the
first registration are sold before filing a subsequent registration on behalf
of
the same investors. Since, following a reverse merger or business combination,
we may have only a limited number of tradable shares of common stock, it is
unclear as to how many, if any, shares of common stock the SEC will permit
us to
register for resale, but SEC staff members have indicated a willingness to
consider a higher percentage in connection with registrations following reverse
mergers with shell companies such as the Company. The SEC may require as a
condition to the declaration of effectiveness of a resale registration statement
that we reduce or “cut back” the number of shares of common stock to be
registered in such registration statement. The result of the foregoing is that
a
stockholder’s liquidity in our common stock may be adversely affected in the
event the SEC requires a cut back of the securities as a condition to allow
the
Company to rely on Rule 415 with respect to a resale registration statement,
or,
if the SEC requires us to file a primary registration statement.
We
have never paid dividends on our common stock.
We
have
never paid dividends on our common stock and do not presently intend to pay
any
dividends in the foreseeable future. We anticipate that any funds available
for
payment of dividends will be re-invested into the Company to further its
business strategy.
The
Company may be subject to certain tax consequences in our business, which may
increase our cost of doing business.
We
may
not be able to structure our acquisition to result in tax-free treatment for
the
companies or their stockholders, which could deter third parties from entering
into certain business combinations with us or result in being taxed on
consideration received in a transaction. Currently, a transaction may be
structured so as to result in tax-free treatment to both companies, as
prescribed by various federal and state tax provisions. We intend to structure
any business combination so as to minimize the federal and state tax
consequences to both us and the target entity; however, we cannot guarantee
that
the business combination will meet the statutory requirements of a tax-free
reorganization or that the parties will obtain the intended tax-free treatment
upon a transfer of stock or assets. A non-qualifying reorganization could result
in the imposition of both federal and state taxes that may have an adverse
effect on both parties to the transaction.
The
Company intends to issue more shares in a business combination, which will
result in substantial dilution.
Our
Certificate of Incorporation authorizes the issuance of a maximum of
200,000,000 shares of common stock and a maximum of 10,000,000 shares of
preferred stock. Any business combination effected by us may result in the
issuance of additional securities without stockholder approval and may result
in
substantial dilution in the percentage of our common stock held by our then
existing stockholders. Moreover, the common stock issued in any such business
combination transaction may be valued on an arbitrary or non-arm’s-length basis
by our management, resulting in an additional reduction in the percentage of
common stock held by our then existing stockholders. Our
Board
of
Directors has the power to issue any or all of such authorized but unissued
shares without stockholder approval. To the extent that additional shares of
common stock or preferred stock are issued in connection with a business
combination or otherwise, dilution to the interests of our stockholders will
occur and the rights of the holders of common stock may be materially adversely
affected.
Our
principal stockholder may engage in a transaction to cause the Company to
repurchase its shares of common stock.
In
order
to provide an interest in the Company to a third parties, our principal
stockholder may choose to cause the Company to sell Company securities to one
or
more third parties, with the proceeds of such sale(s) being utilized by the
Company to repurchase shares of common stock held by it. As a result of such
transaction, our management, principal stockholder(s) and Board of Directors
may
change.
The
Company has conducted no market research or identification of business
opportunities, which may affect our ability to identify a business to merge
with
or acquire.
The
Company has not conducted market research concerning prospective business
opportunities, nor have others made the results of such market research
available to the Company. Therefore, we have no assurances that market demand
exists for a merger or acquisition as contemplated by us. Our management has
not
identified any specific business combination or other transactions for formal
evaluation by us, such that it may be expected that any such target business
or
transaction will present such a level of risk that conventional private or
public offerings of securities or conventional bank financing will not be
available. There is no assurance that we will be able to acquire a business
opportunity on terms favorable to us. Decisions as
to
which
business opportunity to participate in will be unilaterally made by our
management, which may act without the consent, vote or approval of our
stockholders.
Because
we may seek to complete a business combination through a “reverse merger”,
following such a transaction we may not be able to attract the attention of
major brokerage firms.
Additional
risks may exist since we will assist a privately held business to become public
through a “reverse merger.” Securities analysts of major brokerage firms may not
provide coverage of our Company since there is no incentive to brokerage firms
to recommend the purchase of our common stock. No assurance can be given that
brokerage firms will want to conduct any secondary offerings on behalf of our
post-merger company in the future.
We
cannot assure you that following a business combination with an operating
business, our common stock will be listed on NASDAQ or any other securities
exchange.
Following
a business combination, we may seek the listing of our common stock on NASDAQ
or
the American Stock Exchange. However, we cannot assure you that following such
a
transaction, we will be able to meet the initial listing standards of either
of
those or any other stock exchange, or that we will be able to maintain a listing
of our common stock on either of those or any other stock exchange. After
completing a business combination, until our common stock is listed on the
NASDAQ or another stock exchange, we expect that our common stock would be
eligible to trade on the OTC Bulletin Board, another over-the-counter quotation
system, or on the “pink sheets,” where our stockholders may find it more
difficult to dispose of shares or obtain accurate quotations as to the market
value of our common stock. In addition, we would be subject to an SEC rule
that,
if it failed to meet the criteria set forth in such rule, imposes various
practice requirements on broker-dealers who sell securities governed by the
rule
to persons other than established customers and accredited investors.
Consequently, such rule may deter broker-dealers from recommending or selling
our common stock, which may further affect its liquidity. This would also make
it more difficult for us to raise additional capital following a business
combination.
Our
Certificate of Incorporation authorizes the issuance of preferred stock by
our
Board of Directors.
Our
Certificate of Incorporation authorizes the issuance of up to 10,000,000 shares
of preferred stock with designations, rights and preferences determined from
time to time by our Board of Directors. Accordingly, our Board of Directors
is
empowered, without stockholder approval, to issue preferred stock with dividend,
liquidation, conversion, voting, or other rights which could adversely affect
the voting power or other rights of the holders of the common stock. In the
event of issuance, the preferred stock could be utilized, under certain
circumstances, as a method of discouraging, delaying or preventing a change
in
control of the Company. Although we have no present intention to issue any
shares of its authorized preferred stock, there can be no assurance that the
Company will not do so in the future.
Item
3. Description of Property
The
Company neither rents nor owns any properties. The Company utilizes the office
space and equipment of its sole officer and director at no cost. Management
estimates such amounts to be immaterial. The Company currently has no policy
with respect to investments or interests in real estate, real estate mortgages
or securities of, or interests in, persons primarily engaged in real estate
activities.
Item
4. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and
Management
The
following table sets forth certain information regarding the Company’s common
stock beneficially owned on November 30, 2007, for (i) each shareholder the
Company knows to be the beneficial owner of 5% or more of its outstanding common
stock, (ii) each of the Company’s executive officers and directors, and (iii)
all executive officers and directors as a group. In general, a person is deemed
to be a "beneficial owner" of a security if that person has or shares the power
to vote or direct the voting of such security, or the power to dispose or to
direct the disposition of such security. A person is also deemed to be a
beneficial owner of any securities of which the person has the right to acquire
beneficial ownership within 60 days. To the best of the Company’s knowledge, all
persons named have sole voting and investment power with respect to such shares,
except as otherwise noted. At November 30, 2007, 4,331,131 shares of the
Company’s common stock were outstanding.
Name
and Address
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|
Number of Shares
Beneficially Owned
|
|
Percent of Shares
|
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Dennis
Depenbusch (1)
c/o
LRTC
1617
St. Andrew Drive
Lawrence,
KS 66047
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|
|
181,298
|
|
|
4.2
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Kevin
R. Keating
936A
Beachland Boulevard, Suite 13
Vero
Beach, Florida 32963
|
|
|
96,880
|
|
|
2.2
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Laurus
Master Fund, Ltd
33
5
Madison Avenue, 10th Floor
New
York, NY 10017
|
|
|
1,108,172
|
|
|
25.6
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
KIG
Investors I, LLC (3)
c/o
Timothy J. Keating, Manager
5251
DTC Parkway, Suite 1090
Greenwood
Village, Colorado 80111
|
|
|
2,562,015
|
|
|
59.2
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Keating
Investments, LLC (4)
c/o
Timothy J. Keating, Manager
5251
DTC Parkway, Suite 1090
Greenwood
Village, Colorado 80111
|
|
|
2,596,979
|
|
|
60.0
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Timothy
J. Keating
5251
DTC Parkway, Suite 1090
Greenwood
Village, Colorado 80111
|
|
|
2,596,979
|
|
|
60.0
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
All
Executive Officers and Directors as a group
|
|
|
96,880
|
|
|
2.2
|
%
|
|
(1)
|
Dennis
Depenbusch was the former Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial
Officer
and director of the Company. He resigned from these positions on
August
23, 2007.
|
|
(2)
|
Kevin
R. Keating has been a director of the Company since March 2001. He
was
appointed Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, President,
Secretary and Treasurer on August 23, 2007.
|
|
(3)
|
Represents
shares of common stock held directly by KIG Investors I, LLC (“KIG
Investors”). KIG Investors is managed by Keating Investments, LLC
(“Keating Investments”) and Timothy J. Keating. Keating Investments has a
68.75% equity interest in KIG
Investors.
|
|
(4)
|
Keating
Investments has voting and investment control over the securities
owned by
KIG Investors, and therefore may be deemed a beneficial owner of
the
2,562,015 shares of common stock owned by KIG Investors. Keating
Investments’ beneficial ownership includes 34,964 shares of common stock
owned directly by Keating Investments. Keating Investments is managed
by
Timothy J. Keating.
|
|
(5)
|
Timothy
J. Keating has voting and investment control over the securities
beneficially owned by Keating Investments. Since Keating Investments
may
be deemed a beneficial owner of the shares of common stock held by
KIG
Investors, Timothy J. Keating may be deemed an indirect beneficial
owner
of the 2,562,015 shares of common stock held by KIG Investors. Timothy
J.
Keating has voting and investment control over the securities owned
by
Keating Investments, and therefore Timothy J. Keating may be deemed
a
beneficial owner of the 2,596,979 shares of common stock deemed
beneficially owned by KIG Investors.
|
Item
5. Directors, Executive Officers, Promoters and Control Persons
(a)
Identification
of Directors and Executive Officers
Our
sole
officer and director and additional information concerning him is as
follows:
Name
|
|
Age
|
|
Position
|
Kevin
R. Keating
|
|
67
|
|
Chief
Executive Officer, Chief Financial
Officer,
President, Secretary and
Treasurer
and Director
|
The
term
of office of each director expires at our annual meeting of stockholders or
until their successors are duly elected and qualified. Except as set forth
in
Item 6 of this Registration Statement, the Directors are not compensated for
serving as such. Officers serve at the discretion of the Board of Directors.
Kevin
R.
Keating
has
served as a director of the Company since its inception. Mr. Keating was
appointed Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, President, Secretary
and Treasurer on August 23, 2007. Mr. Keating is the Managing Member of
Vero Management, LLC, which provides managerial, administrative, and
financial consulting services for micro-cap public companies.
For
more
than 40 years he has been engaged in various aspects of the
investment business. Mr. Keating began his Wall Street career with
the First Boston Corporation in New York in 1965. From 1967
through 1974, he was employed by
several institutional research boutiques where he functioned as Vice
President Institutional Equity Sales. From 1974 until 1982, Mr. Keating was
the
President and Chief Executive Officer of Douglas Stewart, Inc., a New York
Stock Exchange member firm. From 1982 through 2006, he was associated with
a
variety of securities firms as a registered representative servicing the
investment needs of high net worth individual investors.
Additionally,
Mr. Keating currently serves as director of the following public companies:
Blue
Holdings, Inc. and DigitalFX International, Inc. Mr. Keating serves as sole
officer and a director of Solar Group, Inc., a public shell company, which
trades on the Pink Sheets under the symbol “SLRG.” Also, he is the sole officer
and director of Wentworth IV, Inc., Wentworth V, Inc., Wentworth VI, Inc.,
Wentworth VII, Inc., and Wentworth VIII, Inc., all of which are
publicly-reporting, non-trading, blank check, shell companies.
Mr.
Keating serves as the sole officer and a director of Frezer, Inc., the sole
officer and director of IPORUSSIA, Inc., and the sole officer and director
of
QuikByte Software, Inc., all of which are public shell companies which trade
on
the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board under the symbols “FRZR”, “IPOR”, and
“QBYT”, respectively.
The
prior
blank check company experience of Mr. Keating is set forth below:
Name
|
|
Filing
Date
Registration
Statement
|
|
Operating
Status
|
|
SEC
File
Number
|
|
Pending
Business
Combinations
|
|
Additional
Information
|
AeroGrow
International, Inc. (formerly Wentworth I, Inc.)
|
|
March
7, 2006
|
|
Wentworth
I, Inc. was a Rule 419 Blank Check company and completed a merger
with and
into AeroGrow International Inc. on February 24, 2006.
|
|
000-50888
|
|
None.
|
|
Kevin
R. Keating served as officer, director and shareholder since inception.
Upon the merger with AeroGrow International, Inc., Mr. Keating ceased
to
be an officer or director. Mr. Keating remains a
shareholder.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wentworth
II, Inc.
|
|
June
9, 2006
|
|
Wentworth
II, Inc. became a reporting company effective August 10, 2006 and
completed a merger with Omnia Luo Group Limited on October 9,
2007.
|
|
000-52040
|
|
None.
|
|
Kevin
R. Keating served as sole officer and director since inception. Mr.
Keating ceased to be an officer or director on October 9, 2007. Mr.
Keating remains a shareholder.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wentworth
IV, Inc.
|
|
August
17, 2006
|
|
Effective
October 16, 2006.
|
|
000-52189
|
|
None.
|
|
Kevin
R. Keating has served as sole officer and director since
inception.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wentworth
V, Inc.
|
|
August
17, 2006
|
|
Effective
October 16, 2006.
|
|
000-52190
|
|
None.
|
|
Kevin
R. Keating has served as sole officer and director since
inception.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wentworth
VI, Inc.
|
|
September
20, 2007
|
|
Effective
November 19, 2007.
|
|
000-52821
|
|
None.
|
|
Kevin
R. Keating has served as sole officer and director since
inception.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wentworth
VII, Inc.
|
|
September
20, 2007
|
|
Effective
November 19, 2007.
|
|
000-52820
|
|
None.
|
|
Kevin
R. Keating has served as sole officer and director since
inception.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wentworth
VIII, Inc.
|
|
September
20, 2007
|
|
Effective
November 19, 2007.
|
|
000-52819
|
|
None.
|
|
Kevin
R. Keating has served as sole officer and director since
inception.
|
(b)
Significant
Employees
None.
(c)
Family
Relationships
Timothy
J. Keating, who may be deemed a beneficial owner of shares of the Company’s
common stock by virtue of his relationship with KIG Investors and Keating
Investments, is the son of Kevin R. Keating, our Chief Executive Officer, Chief
Financial Officer, President, Secretary, Treasurer and sole
director.
(d)
Involvement
in Certain Legal Proceedings
There
have been no events under any bankruptcy act, no criminal proceedings and no
judgments, injunctions, orders or decrees material to the evaluation of the
ability and integrity of any director, executive officer, promoter or control
person of the Company during the past five years.
(e)
Audit
Committee and Audit Committee Financial Expert
The
Company is not a "listed company" under SEC rules and is therefore not required
to have an audit committee comprised of independent directors. The Company
does
not currently have an audit committee, however, for certain purposes of the
rules and regulations of the SEC and in accordance with
the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
,
the
Company's board of directors is deemed to be its audit committee and as such
fu
nctions
as an audit committee and performs some of the same functions as an audit
committee including: (1) selection and oversight of the Company’s independent
accountant; (2) establishing procedures for the receipt, retention and treatment
of complaints regarding accounting, internal controls and auditing matters;
and
(3) engaging outside advisors. The Company
's
board
of directors has determined that its members do not include a person who is
an
"audit committee financial expert" within the meaning of the rules and
regulations of the SEC. The board of directors has determined that each of
its
members is able to read and understand fundamental financial statements and
has
substantial business experience that results in that member's financial
sophistication. Accordingly, the board of directors believes that each of its
members have the sufficient knowledge and experience necessary to fulfill the
duties and obligations that an audit committee would have.
(f)
Code
of Ethics
A
code of
ethics relates to written standards that are reasonably designed to deter
wrongdoing and to promote:
·
Honest
and ethical conduct, including the ethical handling of actual or apparent
conflicts of interest between personal and professional
relationships;
·
Full,
fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosure in reports and documents
that are filed with, or submitted to, the SEC and in other public communications
made by an issuer;
·
Compliance
with applicable governmental laws, rules and regulations;
·
The
prompt internal reporting of violations of the code to an appropriate person
or
persons identified in the code; and
·
Accountability
for adherence to the code.
Due
to
the limited scope of the Company’s current operations, the Company has not
adopted a corporate code of ethics that applies to its executive
officers.
(g)
Conflicts
of Interest
Certain
conflicts of interest exist and may continue to exist between the Company and
its officers and directors due to the fact that each has other business
interests to which they devote their primary attention. Each officer and
director may continue to do so notwithstanding the fact that management time
should be devoted to the business of the Company.
Certain
conflicts of interest may exist between the Company and its management, and
conflicts may develop in the future. The Company has not established policies
or
procedures for the resolution of current or potential conflicts of interest
between the Company, its officers and directors or affiliated entities. There
can be no assurance that management will resolve all conflicts of interest
in
favor of the Company, and conflicts of interest may arise that can be resolved
only through the exercise by management their best judgment as may be consistent
with their fiduciary duties. Management will try to resolve conflicts to the
best advantage of all concerned.
(h)
Board
Meetings; Nominating and Compensation Committees
The
Board
of Directors took a number of actions by written consent of all of the directors
during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2007.
Such
actions by the written consent of all directors are, according to Delaware
corporate law and the Company’s by-laws, as valid and effective as if they had
been passed at a meeting of the directors duly called and held. The Company's
directors and officers do not receive remuneration from the Company unless
approved by the Board of Directors or pursuant to an employment contract. No
compensation has been paid to the Company's directors for attendance at any
meetings during the last fiscal year.
The
Company does not have standing nominating or compensation committees, or
committees performing similar functions. The Company’s board of directors
believes that it is not necessary to have a compensation committee at this
time
because the functions of such committee are adequately performed by the board of
directors. The board of directors also is of the view that it is appropriate
for
the Company not to have a standing nominating committee because the board of
directors has performed and will perform adequately the functions of a
nominating committee. The Company is not a "listed company" under SEC rules
and
is therefore not required to have a compensation committee or a nominating
committee.
(i)
Shareholder
Communications
There
has
not been any defined policy or procedure requirements for stockholders to submit
recommendations or nomination for directors. The board of directors does not
believe that a defined policy with regard to the consideration of candidates
recommended by stockholders is necessary at this time because it believes that,
given the limited scope of the Company’s operations, a specific nominating
policy would be premature and of little assistance until the Company’s business
operations are at a more advanced level. There are no specific, minimum
qualifications that the board of directors believes must be met by a candidate
recommended by the board of directors. Currently, the entire board of directors
decides on nominees, on the recommendation of any member of the board of
directors followed by the board’s review of the candidates’ resumes and
interview of candidates. Based on the information gathered, the board of
directors then makes a decision on whether to recommend the candidates as
nominees for director. The Company does not pay any fee to any third party
or
parties to identify or evaluate or assist in identifying or evaluating potential
nominee.
Because
the management and directors of the Company are the same persons, the Board
of
Directors has determined not to adopt a formal methodology for communications
from shareholders on the belief that any communication would be brought to
the
board of directors’ attention by virtue of the co-extensive capacities served by
Kevin R. Keating.
(j)
Indemnification
Under
Delaware corporate law and pursuant to our certificate of incorporation and
bylaws, the Company may indemnify its officers and directors for various
expenses and damages resulting from their acting in these capacities.
I
nsofar
as
indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be
permitted to the Company’s officers or directors pursuant to the foregoing
provisions, the Company has been informed that, in the opinion of the SEC,
this
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act,
and
is therefore unenforceable.
Item
6. Executive Compensation
(a)
Compensation
Discussion and Analysis
The
Company currently is a shell company with nominal assets, no employees and
no
active business operations. The Company’s business plans are to identify an
operating company with which to merge or to complete a business combination
in a
reverse merger transaction. As such, the Company currently has no formal
compensation program for its executive officers, directors or employees.
The
Company is not a "listed company" under SEC rules and is therefore not required
to have a compensation committee. Accordingly, the Company has no compensation
committee.
Except
as
set forth in the summary compensation table below, during the fiscal years
ended
September 30, 2006 and 2007, the Company has not provided any salary, bonus,
annual or long-term equity or non-equity based incentive programs, health
benefits, life insurance, tax-qualified savings plans, special employee benefits
or perquisites, supplemental life insurance benefits, pension or other
retirement benefits or any type of nonqualified deferred compensation programs
for its executive officers or employees.
On
September 14, 2007, the Company issued Kevin R. Keating 86,653 shares of the
Company’s common stock, on a post-reverse split basis, valued at $8,665 for
consulting services provided by Mr. Keating. Mr. Keating will not receive any
further remuneration until the consummation of a business combination. However,
please see Item 7, Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, below for
a
full discussion of a certain agreement between the Company and Vero Management,
L.L.C., a limited liability company for which Mr. Keating is the sole member
and
manager. Mr. Keating intends to devote very limited time to our
affairs.
It
is
possible that, after the Company successfully consummates a business combination
with an unaffiliated entity, that entity may desire to employ or retain Mr.
Keating for the purposes of providing services to the surviving entity. However,
the Company has adopted a policy whereby the offer of any post-transaction
employment or services to members of management will not be a consideration
in
our decision whether to undertake any proposed transaction.
No
retirement, pension, profit sharing, stock option or insurance programs or
other
similar programs are currently in place for the benefit of the Company’s
employees.
As
of
October 1, 2005, there were issued and outstanding options to purchase 9,828
shares of the Company’s common stock, on a post-reverse split basis, and there
were 140,172 options available for issuance under the 2003 Stock Option Plan.
During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2006, the options to purchase 9,828
shares of common stock under the 2003 Stock Option Plan were cancelled. On
September 14, 2007, following the closing of the Preferred Stock Purchase,
the
2003 Stock Option Plan was terminated by the Company’s Board of Directors, and
there are no stock options outstanding as of the date of this
filing.
There
are
no understandings or agreements regarding compensation our management will
receive after a business combination that is required to be included in this
table, or otherwise.
(b)
Summary
Compensation Table
The
following table summarizes the total compensation paid to or earned by each
of
the Company’s named executive officers who served as executive officers during
all or a portion of the fiscal years ended September 30, 2006 and 2007.
(a)
|
|
(b)
|
|
(c)
|
|
(d)
|
|
(e)
|
|
(f)
|
|
(g)
|
|
(h)
|
|
(i)
|
|
(j)
|
|
Name
and
Principal
Position
|
|
Year
|
|
Salary
($)
|
|
Bonus
($)
|
|
Stock
Awards
($)
|
|
Option
Awards
($)
|
|
Non-
equity
Incentive
Plan
Compen-
sation
($)
|
|
Non-
qualified
Deferred
Compen-
sation
Earnings
($)
|
|
All Other
Compensation
($)
|
|
Total
Compensation
($)
|
|
Dennis
Depenbusch
|
|
|
2007
|
|
$
|
0
|
|
$
|
0
|
|
$
|
2,000
|
|
$
|
0
|
|
$
|
0
|
|
$
|
0
|
|
$
|
0
|
|
$
|
2,000
|
|
(former
CEO and CFO)(1)
|
|
|
2006
|
|
$
|
76,000
|
|
$
|
0
|
|
$
|
0
|
|
$
|
0
|
|
$
|
0
|
|
$
|
0
|
|
$
|
3,000
|
|
$
|
79,000
|
|
Kevin
R. Keating
|
|
|
2007
|
|
$
|
0
|
|
$
|
0
|
|
$
|
8,665
|
|
$
|
0
|
|
$
|
0
|
|
$
|
0
|
|
$
|
0
|
|
$
|
8,665
|
|
(CEO,
Pres., CFO, Tres. and Secry.)(1)
|
|
|
2006
|
|
$
|
0
|
|
$
|
0
|
|
$
|
0
|
|
$
|
0
|
|
$
|
0
|
|
$
|
0
|
|
$
|
0
|
|
$
|
0
|
|
(1)
The
Company, through its former wholly owned subsidiary, Whitco, paid to its former
CEO, Dennis Depenbusch, a salary of approximately $76,000 for the period from
October 1, 2005 to March 31, 2006. On September 14, 2007, the Company issued
Dennis Depenbusch 20,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, on a post-reverse
split basis, valued at $2,000 for consulting services provided by Mr. Depenbusch
in connection with the Reorganization. The Company, though Whitco, paid for
Mr.
Depenbusch’s health insurance coverage for the period from October 1, 2005 to
March 31, 2006 which was valued at approximately $3,000.
(2)
On
September 14, 2007, the Company issued Kevin R. Keating 86,654 shares of the
Company’s common stock, on a post-reverse split basis, valued at $8,665 for
consulting services provided by Mr. Keating.
(c)
Employment
and Other Agreements
The
Company has no employment agreements or other agreements with any of its
executive officers or
employees.
(d)
Compensation
of Directors
During
the fiscal years ended September 30, 2006 and 2007, Messrs. Depenbusch and
Keating did not receive separate compensation for their services as a director.
Item
7. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions
On
August
22, 2007, the Company entered into a revolving loan agreement with Keating
Investments, LLC (“Lender”). Pursuant to this agreement, t
he
Lender
agreed to make advances to the Company from time to time at the request of
the
Company. The advances outstanding were not to exceed $30,000. The Company was
required to repay the outstanding advances in full on or before October 22,
2007. The advances bear interest commencing September 22, 2007 at a rate of
6%
per annum. The Lender made advances of $25,000 and $5,000 on August 27, 2007
and
September 5, 2007, respectively. The advances were used for working capital
purposes and to pay certain accrued liabilities and service providers. On
September 19, 2007, these advances were repaid in full from the proceeds of
the
Preferred Stock Purchase.
Keating
Investments, LLC is the managing member of KIG Investors. A copy of the Loan
Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.10.
On
September 14, 2007, the Company issued 86,654 shares of its common stock, on
a
post-reverse split basis, to Kevin R. Keating, the sole officer and director
of
the Company, for services rendered to the Company valued at $8,665.
On
September 14, 2007, the Company issued 20,000 shares of its common stock, on
a
post-reverse split basis, to Dennis Depenbusch, a former officer and director
of
the Company, for consulting services rendered to the Company valued at $2,000.
During
the fiscal years ended September 30, 2006 and 2007, a former officer and
director of the Company made cost advances on behalf of the Company totaling
$5,015. These advances were repaid by the Company from the proceeds of the
Preferred Stock Purchase.
Effective
October 1, 2007, the Company entered into a management agreement (“Management
Agreement”) with Vero Management, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company
(“Vero”) under which Vero had agreed to provide a broad range of managerial and
administrative services to the Company including, but not limited to, assistance
in the preparation and maintenance of the Company’s financial books and records,
the filing of various reports with the appropriate regulatory agencies as are
required by State and Federal rules and regulations, the administration of
matters relating to the Company’s shareholders including responding to various
information requests from shareholders as well as the preparation and
distribution to shareholders of relevant Company materials, and to provide
office space, corporate identity, telephone and fax services, mailing, postage
and courier services for a fixed fee of $1,000 per month, for an initial period
of twelve months. At the end of the initial twelve month term, the agreement
will continue to remain in effect until terminated in writing by either party.
Kevin R. Keating, the sole officer and director of the Company, is the sole
owner and manager of Vero. A copy of the Management Agreement is attached hereto
as Exhibit 10.12.
Except
as
otherwise indicated herein, there have been no related party transactions,
or
any other transactions or relationships required to be disclosed pursuant to
Item 404 of Regulation S-B.
Item
8. Description of Securities
(a)
Common
and Preferred Stock
The
Company is authorized by its Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, to issue
an aggregate of 210,000,000 shares of capital stock, of which 200,000,000 are
shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the "Common Stock") and
10,000,000 are shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the
“Preferred Stock”).
On
August
27, 2007, the Company’s Board of Directors designated 1,600,000 shares of
preferred stock as Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (“Series A Preferred
Stock”). A copy of the Certificate of Designation of Series A Convertible
Preferred Stock is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.2. Each share of Series A
Preferred Stock was automatically convertible into 16.28982 shares of fully
paid
and non-assessable common stock upon the Company’s completion of a reverse stock
split. The holders of Series A Preferred Stock were entitled to vote the number
of shares of common stock they were entitled to upon conversion on all matters
presented to a vote of the common stockholders.
On
September 12, 2007, the Company completed the sale of 1,572,770 shares of Series
A Preferred Stock to KIG Investors for a purchase price of $157,277. The shares
of Series A Preferred Stock were automatically convertible into the Company’s
common stock at such time as the Company completed a 1-for-10 reverse stock
split (“Reverse Split”).
On
September 25, 2007, the Company completed a 1-for-10 reverse stock split of
its
outstanding common stock. The Reverse Split provided for the round up of
fractional shares and the special treatment of certain shareholders as
follows:
a.
shareholders
holding less than 100 shares of common stock as of the record date will not
be
affected by the Reverse Split and will hold the same number of shares both
before and after the Reverse Split;
b.
shareholders
holding 1,000 or fewer shares of common stock, but at least 100 shares of
common
stock as of the record date will hold 100 shares of common stock following
the
Reverse Split; and
c.
all
fractional shares as a result of the Reverse Split will be rounded up.
As
a
result of the Reverse Split, the Series A Preferred Stock held by KIG Investors
were automatically converted into 2,562,015 shares of common stock, on a
post-reverse split basis. Upon the conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock,
the 1,600,000 shares of Preferred Stock previously designated as Series A
Preferred Stock were automatically returned to the status of authorized and
unissued shares of preferred stock, available for future designation and
issuance pursuant to the terms of the Certificate of Incorporation.
In
connection with the Reverse Split, effective September 25, 2007, the Company
also amended its certificate of incorporation to reduce the par value of its
common stock and preferred stock from $0.01 to $0.0001 per share and to increase
the number of authorized shares of common stock from 40,000,000 to 200,000,000
shares.
As
of
December 3, 2007, after giving effect to the Reverse Split, there were 4,331,131
shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, issued and outstanding.
Except as otherwise noted, all references to shares of the Company’s common
stock herein shall refer to the shares of common stock after giving effect
to
the Reverse Split and the reduction of the par value per share.
Common
Stock
All
outstanding shares of Common Stock are of the same class and have equal rights
and attributes. The holders of Common Stock are entitled to one vote per share
on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders of the Company. All
stockholders are entitled to share equally in dividends, if any, as may be
declared from time to time by the Board of Directors out of funds legally
available. In the event of liquidation, the holders of Common Stock are entitled
to share ratably in all assets remaining after payment of all liabilities.
The
stockholders do not have cumulative or preemptive rights.
Preferred
Stock
Our
Certificate of Incorporation authorizes the issuance of up to 10,000,000 shares
of Preferred Stock with designations, rights and preferences determined from
time to time by its Board of Directors. Accordingly, our Board of Directors
is
empowered, without stockholder approval, to issue Preferred Stock with dividend,
liquidation, conversion, voting, or other rights which could adversely affect
the voting power or other rights of the holders of the Common Stock. In the
event of issuance, the Preferred Stock could be utilized, under certain
circumstances, as a method of discouraging, delaying or preventing a change
in
control of the Company. Although we have no present intention to issue any
shares of our authorized Preferred Stock, there can be no assurance that the
Company will not do so in the future.
The
description of certain matters relating to the securities of the Company is
a
summary and is qualified in its entirety by the provisions of the Company's
Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws, copies of which have been filed as
exhibits to this Form 10-SB.
Registration
Rights Granted to the Investor and Laurus
On
September 12, 2007, the Company offered certain registration rights to KIG
Investors in connection with the Preferred Stock Purchase, pursuant to the
terms
and conditions contained in that certain registration rights agreement, a copy
of which is attached hereto as
Exhibit
10.4 (the “KIG Registration Rights Agreement”).
On
September 14, 2007, the Company offered certain registration rights to Laurus
in
connection with the issuance of shares of the Company’s common stock in
settlement of certain debt obligations, pursuant to the terms and conditions
contained in that certain registration rights agreement, a copy of which is
attached hereto as
Exhibit
10.9
(“Laurus
Registration Rights Agreement”). The terms and conditions of the KIG
Registration Rights Agreement and the Laurus Registration Rights Agreement
are
substantially similar. The KIG Registration Rights Agreement and the Laurus
Registration Rights Agreement are referred to herein as the “
Registration
Rights Agreements”. The number of shares subject to registration rights for each
of the above holders is as follows:
Stockholder
|
|
Number
of Shares Subject to Registration
Rights
(on a post-reverse split basis)
|
|
KIG
Investors I, LLC
|
|
|
2,562,015
|
|
Laurus
Master Fund, Ltd.
|
|
|
1,083,172
|
|
Pursuant
to the Registration Rights Agreements, commencing
on
the
date that is thirty (30) days after the date
the
Company completes a business combination with a private company in a reverse
merger or reverse take-over transaction (a “Reverse Merger”), the stockholders
shall
each have a separate one-time right to request the Company to
register
for resale the shares of Common Stock held by such persons.
The
Company is required to cause the registration statement
filed
as
a result of such requests
to
be
declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the
filing thereof and shall keep the demand registration statement continuously
effective under the Securities Act until the earlier of (i) two years after
its
effective date, (ii) such time as all of the shares of Common Stock covered
by
such registration statement have been publicly sold by the stockholders, or
(iii) such time as all of the shares of Common Stock covered by such
registration statement may be sold by the stockholders pursuant to Rule 144(k).
Further, if all of the shares of Common Stock to be included in the registration
statement filed cannot be so included due to certain comments from the SEC,
and
there is not an effective registration statement otherwise covering the shares
of Common Stock, then the Company is obligated to prepare and file such
registration statement(s) for such number of additional registration statements
as may be necessary in order to ensure that all shares of Common Stock are
covered by an existing and effective registration statement.
Additionally,
the Registration Rights Agreement provides the stockholders with “piggyback”
registration rights such that at any time there is not an effective registration
statement covering the shares of Common Stock, and the Company files a
registration statement relating to an offering for its own account or the
account of others under the Securities Act of any of its equity securities,
other than on Form S-4 or Form S-8 (each as promulgated under the Securities
Act) or their then equivalents relating to equity securities to be issued solely
in connection with any acquisition of any entity or business or equity
securities issuable in connection with stock option or other employee benefit
plans, then the Company is required to send written notice to the stockholders
of such intended filings at least twenty (20) days prior thereto and is required
to automatically include in such registration statement all shares of Common
Stock held by the stockholders for resale and offer on a continuous basis
pursuant to Rule 415; provided, however, that (i) if, at any time after giving
written notice of its intention to register any securities and prior to the
effective date of the registration statement filed in connection with such
registration, the Company determines for any reason not to proceed with such
registration, the Company will be relieved of its obligation to register any
shares of Common Stock in connection with such registration, (ii) in case of
a
determination by the Company to delay registration of its securities, the
Company will be permitted to delay the registration of shares of Common Stock
for the same period as the delay in registering such other securities, (iii)
each stockholder is subject to confidentiality obligations with respect to
any
information gained in this process or any other material non-public information
he, she or it obtains, (iv) each stockholder is subject to all applicable laws
relating to insider trading or similar restrictions; and (v) if all of the
shares of Common Stock of the stockholders cannot be so included due to certain
comments from the SEC, then the Company may reduce the number of each
stockholders’ shares of Common Stock covered by such registration statement to
the maximum number which would enable the Company to conduct such offering
in
accordance with the provisions of Rule 415.
The
stockholders shall be entitled to include all shares of Common Stock for resale
in the registration statement filed by the Company in connection with a public
offering of equity securities by the Company, pursuant to Rule 415, so long
as
(1) such shares shall not be included as part of the underwritten offering
of
primary shares by the Company, unless the Company and underwriter agree to
allow
the inclusion of such shares of Common Stock as part of the underwritten
offering and, in such event, the stockholders elect to include the shares of
Common Stock in the underwriting subject to an allocation among all stockholders
of registration rights in the manner set forth in the Registration Rights
Agreement, (2) the underwriter approves the inclusion of such shares of Common
Stock in such registration statement, subject to customary underwriter cutbacks
applicable to all stockholders of registration rights, (3) the stockholders
shall enter into the underwriters’ form of lockup agreement as and to the extent
requested by the underwriters, which may require that all of the shares of
Common Stock held by the stockholders not be sold or otherwise transferred
without the consent of the underwriters for a period not to exceed 180 days
from
the closing of the offering contemplated by the registration statement, and
(4)
if all of the shares of Common Stock of the stockholders cannot be so included
due to certain comments from the SEC, then the Company may reduce the number
of
each stockholders’ shares of Common Stock covered by such registration statement
to the maximum number which would enable the Company to conduct such offering
in
accordance with the provisions of Rule 415.
The
Registration Rights Agreement contains a cut-back provision, whereby, in the
event all of the all of the shares of Common Stock held by the stockholders
cannot be included in a registration statement due to certain comments by the
SEC or underwriter cutbacks, then the Company, unless otherwise prohibited
by
the SEC, shall cause the shares of Common Stock of the stockholders to be
included in such registration statement to be reduced pro rata based on the
number of shares of Common Stock held by all holders of registration
rights.
The
registration rights afforded to the stockholders shall terminate on the earliest
date when all shares of Common Stock of the stockholders either: (i) have been
publicly sold
by the
stockholders
pursuant
to a registration statement, (ii)
have
been
covered by an effective registration statement which has been effective for
an
aggregate period of twelve (12) months (whether or not consecutive), or (iii)
may
be
sold by the
stockholders
pursuant
to Rule 144(k), or Rule 144 without regard to the volume limitations for sales
as provided in that regulation, as determined by the counsel to the Company
pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable
to
the Company's transfer agent and the affected
stockholders
.
Each
stockholder shall also indemnify the Company, each of its directors, each of
its
officers who signs the Registration Statement and each person, if any, who
controls the Company within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange
Act against damages arising out of or based upon: (i) such stockholder’s
provision of any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact to be
contained in any registration statement or prospectus or in connection with
the
qualification of the offering under the securities or other “blue sky” laws of
any jurisdiction, or arising out of or relating to any such stockholder’s
omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein
or
necessary to make the statements contained in such registration statement or
prospectus not misleading or (ii) such stockholder’s violation or alleged
violation by the Company of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, any other
law, including, without limitation, any state securities law, or any rule or
regulation thereunder relating to the offer or sale of the shares of Common
Stock pursuant to a registration statement or (iii) such stockholder’s violation
of the Registration Rights Agreement.
Registration
Rights Granted to Other Stockholders
On
September 14, 2007, the Company offered certain registration rights to the
following stockholders of the Company, pursuant to terms and conditions
substantially similar to those set forth in the form of registration rights
agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as
Exhibit
10.7 (“Other Registration Rights Agreements”).
Stockholder
|
|
Number of Shares Subject to Registration
Rights (on a post-reverse split basis)
|
|
Halliburton
Investor Relations
|
|
|
49,819
|
|
Feldman
Weinstein & Smith, LLP
|
|
|
21,267
|
|
Kevin
R. Keating
|
|
|
86,654
|
|
Garisch
Financial, Inc.
|
|
|
86,654
|
|
Dennis
Depenbusch
|
|
|
20,000
|
|
The
Other
Registration Rights Agreements provide the stockholders with “piggyback”
registration rights such that at any time there is not an effective registration
statement covering the shares of Common Stock, and the Company files a
registration statement relating to an offering for its own account or the
account of others under the Securities Act of any of its equity securities,
other than on Form S-4 or Form S-8 (each as promulgated under the Securities
Act) or their then equivalents relating to equity securities to be issued solely
in connection with any acquisition of any entity or business or equity
securities issuable in connection with stock option or other employee benefit
plans, then the Company is required to send written notice to the stockholders
of such intended filings at least twenty (20) days prior thereto and is required
to automatically include in such registration statement all shares of Common
Stock held by the stockholders for resale and offer on a continuous basis
pursuant to Rule 415; provided, however, that (i) if, at any time after giving
written notice of its intention to register any securities and prior to the
effective date of the registration statement filed in connection with such
registration, the Company determines for any reason not to proceed with such
registration, the Company will be relieved of its obligation to register any
shares of Common Stock in connection with such registration, (ii) in case of
a
determination by the Company to delay registration of its securities, the
Company will be permitted to delay the registration of shares of Common Stock
for the same period as the delay in registering such other securities, (iii)
each stockholder is subject to confidentiality obligations with respect to
any
information gained in this process or any other material non-public information
he, she or it obtains, (iv) each stockholder is subject to all applicable laws
relating to insider trading or similar restrictions; and (v) if all of the
shares of Common Stock of the stockholders cannot be so included due to certain
comments from the SEC, then the Company may reduce the number of each
stockholders’ shares of Common Stock covered by such registration statement to
the maximum number which would enable the Company to conduct such offering
in
accordance with the provisions of Rule 415.
The
stockholders shall be entitled to include all shares of Common Stock for resale
in the registration statement filed by the Company in connection with a public
offering of equity securities by the Company, pursuant to Rule 415, so long
as
(1) such shares shall not be included as part of the underwritten offering
of
primary shares by the Company, unless the Company and underwriter agree to
allow
the inclusion of such shares of Common Stock as part of the underwritten
offering and, in such event, the stockholders elect to include the shares of
Common Stock in the underwriting subject to an allocation among all stockholders
of registration rights in the manner set forth in the Other Registration Rights
Agreements, (2) the underwriter approves the inclusion of such shares of Common
Stock in such registration statement, subject to customary underwriter cutbacks
applicable to all stockholders of registration rights, (3) the stockholders
shall enter into the underwriters’ form of lockup agreement as and to the extent
requested by the underwriters, which may require that all of the shares of
Common Stock held by the stockholders not be sold or otherwise transferred
without the consent of the underwriters for a period not to exceed 180 days
from
the closing of the offering contemplated by the registration statement, and
(4)
if all of the shares of Common Stock of the stockholders cannot be so included
due to certain comments from the SEC, then the Company may reduce the number
of
each stockholders’ shares of Common Stock covered by such registration statement
to the maximum number which would enable the Company to conduct such offering
in
accordance with the provisions of Rule 415.
The
Other
Registration Rights Agreements contain a cut-back provision, whereby, in the
event all of the all of the shares of Common Stock held by the stockholders
cannot be included in a registration statement due to certain comments by the
SEC or underwriter cutbacks, then the Company, unless otherwise prohibited
by
the SEC, shall cause the shares of Common Stock of the stockholders to be
included in such registration statement to be reduced pro rata based on the
number of shares of Common Stock held by all holders of registration
rights.
The
registration rights afforded to the stockholders shall terminate on the earliest
date when all shares of Common Stock of the stockholders either: (i) have been
publicly sold
by the
stockholders
pursuant
to a registration statement, (ii)
have
been
covered by an effective registration statement which has been effective for
an
aggregate period of twelve (12) months (whether or not consecutive), or (iii)
may
be
sold by the
stockholders
pursuant
to Rule 144(k), or Rule 144 without regard to the volume limitations for sales
as provided in that regulation, as determined by the counsel to the Company
pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable
to
the Company's transfer agent and the affected
stockholders
.
Each
stockholder shall also indemnify the Company, each of its directors, each of
its
officers who signs the Registration Statement and each person, if any, who
controls the Company within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange
Act against damages arising out of or based upon: (i) such stockholder’s
provision of any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact to be
contained in any registration statement or prospectus or in connection with
the
qualification of the offering under the securities or other “blue sky” laws of
any jurisdiction, or arising out of or relating to any such stockholder’s
omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein
or
necessary to make the statements contained in such registration statement or
prospectus not misleading or (ii) such stockholder’s violation or alleged
violation by the Company of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, any other
law, including, without limitation, any state securities law, or any rule or
regulation thereunder relating to the offer or sale of the shares of Common
Stock pursuant to a registration statement or (iii) such stockholder’s violation
of the Other Registration Rights Agreement.
(b)
Debt
Securities
None.
(c)
Warrants
As
of
October 1, 2005, there were issued and outstanding warrants to purchase 86,410
shares of the Company’s common stock, on a post-reverse split basis. During the
fiscal year ended September 30, 2007, the Company entered into settlement
agreements with certain creditors who held warrants to purchase 82,366 shares
of
common stock. As part of these settlement agreements, these warrants were
cancelled. As of September 30, 2007, the Company had issued and outstanding
warrants, on a post-reverse split basis, as follows:
Warrant Holder
|
|
Warrants
Outstanding
|
|
Exercise
Price
|
|
Expiry Date
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
John
Sanderson (a former director)
|
|
|
710
|
|
$
|
31.25
|
|
|
3/26/2008
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wilkinson
Family Trust (an investor)
|
|
|
3,334
|
|
$
|
30.00
|
|
|
12/10/2009
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balances,
September 30, 2007
|
|
|
4,044
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
A
copy of
the above common stock purchase warrants are attached hereto as Exhibits 10.1
and 10.2.
(d)
Other
Securities to Be Registered
None.
PART
II
Item
1. Market for Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters
(a)
Market
Information
Our
Common Stock began trading on the OTC Bulletin Board on June 28, 2004. Our
common stock was quoted on the National Quotation Bureau’s Over-the-Counter
Electronic Bulletin Board under the symbol “CYSL” through December 27, 2005,
when we filed a Form 15 application with the SEC. Since that time we have traded
on the Pink Sheets under the symbol “CYSL”. Effective September 25, 2007, our
symbol of the Pink Sheets was changed to “CYSU” in connection with the Reverse
Split.
The
table
below sets forth the reported high and low bid prices for the periods indicated.
The bid prices shown reflect quotations between dealers, without adjustment
for
markups, markdowns or commissions, and may not represent actual transactions
in
our securities. All prices have been adjusted retroactively to give effect
to
the Reverse Split.
Per
Share
Common Stock Bid Prices by Quarter*
For
the Fiscal Year Ended on September 30, 2006
|
|
High*
|
|
Low*
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Quarter
Ended December 31, 2005
|
|
$
|
100.00
|
|
$
|
2.00
|
|
Quarter
Ended March 31, 2006
|
|
$
|
2.00
|
|
$
|
2.00
|
|
Quarter
Ended June 30, 2006
|
|
$
|
6.00
|
|
$
|
2.00
|
|
Quarter
Ended September 30, 2006
|
|
$
|
11.00
|
|
$
|
5.00
|
|
For
the Fiscal Year Ended on September 30, 2007*
|
|
High*
|
|
Low*
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Quarter
Ended December 31, 2006
|
|
$
|
7.00
|
|
$
|
7.00
|
|
Quarter
Ended March 31, 2007
|
|
$
|
7.00
|
|
$
|
7.00
|
|
Quarter
Ended June 30, 2007
|
|
$
|
7.00
|
|
$
|
7.00
|
|
Quarter
Ended September 30, 2007
|
|
$
|
10.00
|
|
$
|
1.01
|
|
*
All
prices have been adjusted retroactively to give effect to the 1-for-10 Reverse
Split effective September 25, 2007. Prices obtained from
www.bigcharts.com
,
a
service of Market Watch, Inc.
(b)
Holders
As
of
September 30, 2007, there were 85 record holders of our common stock and
approximately 30 beneficial holders who held our common stock in street
name.
(c)
Dividends
The
Company has not paid any cash dividends to date and does not anticipate or
contemplate paying dividends in the foreseeable future. It is the present
intention of management to utilize all available funds for the development
of
the Company's business.
(d)
Penny
Stock Regulations
Our
securities are subject to the SEC's “penny stock” rules. The penny stock rules
may affect the ability of owners of our shares to sell them. There may be a
limited market for penny stocks due to the regulatory burdens on broker-dealers.
The market among dealers may not be active. Investments in penny stocks often
are unable to sell stock back to the dealer that sold them the stock. The
mark-ups or commissions charged by the broker-dealers might be greater than
any
profit an investor may make. Because of large spreads that market makers quote,
investors may be unable to sell the stock immediately back to the dealer at
the
same price the dealer sold the stock to the investor.
Our
securities are also subject to the SEC’s rule that imposes special sales
practice requirements upon broker-dealers that sell such securities to other
than established customers or accredited investors. For purposes of the rule,
the phrase “accredited investor” means, in general terms, institutions with
assets exceeding $5,000,000 or individuals having net worth in excess of
$1,000,000 or having an annual income that exceeds $200,000 (or that, combined
with a spouse’s income, exceeds $300,000). For transactions covered by the rule,
the broker-dealer must make a special suitability determination for the
purchaser and receive the purchaser’s written agreement to the transaction prior
to the sale. Consequently, the rule may affect the ability of purchasers of
our
securities to buy or sell in any market.
Item
2. Legal Proceedings
Presently,
there are not any material pending legal proceedings to which the Company is
a
party or as to which any of its property is subject, and no such proceedings
are
known to the Company to be threatened or contemplated against it.
Item
3. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants
On
October 18, 2007, the Company dismissed Hein & Associates, LLP at its
accountants. There were no disagreements with Hein & Associates, LLP,
whether or not resolved, on any matter of accounting principles or practices,
financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which, if not
resolved to the satisfaction of Hein & Associates, LLP, would have caused it
to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreement(s) in connection
with its audit report for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2005. A copy
of
Hein’s letter to the Company dated as of October 18, 2007 is attached hereto as
Exhibit 16.
On
October 18, 2007, the Company engaged Comiskey & Company, P.C. as its
accountants for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2006 and 2007. There are
not and have not been any disagreements between the Company and Comiskey &
Company. P.C., whether or not resolved, on any matter of accounting principles
or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure,
which, if not resolved to the satisfaction of Comiskey & Company, P.C, would
have caused it to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreement(s)
in
connection with its audit report for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2006
and 2007.
Item
4. Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities
On
September 12, 2007, the Company completed the sale of 1,572,770 shares of Series
A Preferred Stock to KIG Investors for a purchase price of $157,277. The shares
of Series A Preferred Stock were automatically convertible into the Company’s
common stock at such time as the Company completed a 1-for-10 reverse stock
split (“Reverse Split”). On September 25, 2007, the Company completed a 1-for-10
reverse stock split of its outstanding common stock. As a result of the Reverse
Split, the Series A Preferred Stock held by KIG Investors were automatically
converted into 2,562,015 shares of common stock, on a post-reverse split basis.
On
September 14, 2007, the Company issued Feldman Weinstein & Smith, LLP
(“FWS”), former legal counsel to the Company, and Halliburton Investor Relations
(“HIR”), the Company’s former investor relation firm, an aggregate of 71,086
shares of common stock, on a post-reverse split basis, valued at $7,109 or
approximately $0.10 per share, in satisfaction of accrued liabilities totaling
$73,260, resulting in income from discharge of indebtedness of $66,151 being
recorded.
On
September 14, 2007, the Company also entered into an agreement with Laurus
Master Fund, Ltd. (“Laurus”), the Company’s secured creditor, for the issuance
of common stock in complete settlement of amounts owed to it for certain loans
and accrued interest. Pursuant to this equity settlement, the Company issued
1,083,172 shares of common stock, on a post-reverse split basis, valued at
$108,317 or approximately $0.10 per share, in satisfaction of principal under
notes of $820,024 and accrued interest of $121,095, resulting in income from
discharge of indebtedness of $832,802 being recorded.
On
September 14, 2007, the Company issued Dennis Depenbusch 20,000 shares of the
Company’s common stock, on a post-reverse split basis, valued at $2,000 for
consulting services provided by Mr. Depenbusch in connection with the
reorganization described in Part I, Item 1(b) above.
On
September 14, 2007, the Company issued Kevin R. Keating 86,654 shares of the
Company’s common stock, on a post-reverse split basis, valued at $8,665 for
consulting services provided by Mr. Keating.
On
September 14, 2007, the Company issued Garisch Financial, Inc. 86,654 shares
of
the Company’s common stock, on a post-reverse split basis, valued at $8,665 for
consulting services provided by Garisch Financial, Inc. A copy of the Consulting
Agreement between Garisch Financial, Inc. and the Company is attached hereto
as
Exhibit 10.11.
In
consideration of the above stock issuances, the Company granted certain
registration rights to the holders thereof. See Part I, Item 8(a) for a
discussion of the registration rights granted in connection with the above
stock
issuances.
In
connection with the above stock issuance, we did not pay any underwriting
discounts or commissions. None of the sales of securities described or referred
to above was registered under the Securities Act. Each of the purchasers fell
into one or more of the categories that follow: an existing shareholder, a
creditor, a current or former officer or director, a service provider, or an
accredited investor with whom we or an affiliate of ours had a prior business
relationship. As a result, no general solicitation or advertising was used
in
connection with the sales. In making the sales without registration under the
Securities Act, we relied upon one or more of the exemptions from registration
including those contained in Sections 4(2) of the Securities Act. The purchasers
represented in writing that they acquired the securities for their own accounts.
A legend was placed on the stock certificates stating that the securities have
not been registered under the Securities Act and cannot be sold or otherwise
transferred without an effective registration or an exemption
therefrom.
Item
5. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Section 145
of the Delaware General Corporation Law provides that a corporation may
indemnify directors and officers as well as other employees and individuals
against expenses including attorneys' fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid
in
settlement in connection with various actions, suits or proceedings, whether
civil, criminal, administrative or investigative other than an action by or
in
the right of the corporation, a derivative action, if they acted in good faith
and in a manner they reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best
interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or
proceeding, if they had no reasonable cause to believe their conduct was
unlawful. A similar standard is applicable in the case of derivative actions,
except that indemnification only extends to expenses including attorneys' fees
incurred in connection with the defense or settlement of such actions, and
the
statute requires court approval before there can be any indemnification where
the person seeking indemnification has been found liable to the corporation.
The
statute provides that it is not exclusive of other indemnification that may
be
granted by a corporation's certificate of incorporation, bylaws, agreement,
a
vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise.
The
Company’s Certificate of Incorporation provides that it will indemnify and hold
harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by Section 145 of the Delaware General
Corporation Law, as amended from time to time, each person that such section
grants us the power to indemnify.
The
Delaware General Corporation Law permits a corporation to provide in its
certificate of incorporation that a director of the corporation shall not be
personally liable to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages
for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability for:
•
any
breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders;
•
acts
or
omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing
violation of law;
•
payments of unlawful dividends or unlawful stock repurchases or redemptions;
or
•
any
transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.
The
Company’s Certificate of Incorporation provides that, to the fullest extent
permitted by applicable law, none of our directors will be personally liable
to
us or our stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as
a
director. Any repeal or modification of this provision will be prospective
only
and will not adversely affect any limitation, right or protection of a director
of our company existing at the time of such repeal or modification.
PART
F/S
INDEX
TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Report
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
|
|
F-2
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|
|
|
Balance
Shee
t
-
As of September 30, 2007
|
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F-3
|
|
|
|
Statements
of Operations
-
For the Years Ended September 30, 2007 and 2006
|
|
F-4
|
|
|
|
Statements
of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)
-
For the Years Ended September 30, 2007 and 2006
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F-5
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|
|
|
Statements
of Cash Flows
-
For the Years Ended September 30, 2007 and 2006
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F-6
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|
|
|
Notes
to Financial Statements
|
|
F-7
|
REPORT
OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To
the
Shareholders
Catalyst
Lighting Group, Inc.
Vero
Beach, Florida
We
have
audited the accompanying balance sheet of Catalyst Lighting Group, Inc. as
of
September 30, 2007, and the related statements of operations, stockholders’
equity (deficit), and cash flows for the years ended September 30, 2007 and
2006. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s
management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial
statements based on our audits.
We
conducted our audits in accordance with standards of the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that
we plan
and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial
statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining,
on a
test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial
statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used
and
significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall
financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a
reasonable basis for our opinion.
In
our
opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all
material respects, the financial position of Catalyst Lighting Group, Inc.
as of
September 30, 2007 and the results of their operations and their cash flows
for
the years ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 in conformity with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
The
accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company
will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 2 to the financial
statements, the Company has suffered recurring losses from operations. This
raises substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going
concern. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might
result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Denver,
Colorado
November
26, 2007
/s/
Comiskey & Company
PROFESSIONAL
CORPORATION
CATALYST
LIGHTING GROUP, INC.
BALANCE
SHEET
SEPTEMBER
30, 2007
ASSETS
|
|
|
|
Current
Assets
:
|
|
|
|
Cash
|
|
$
|
76,696
|
|
Prepaid
expenses and other
|
|
|
–
|
|
Total
current assets
|
|
|
76,696
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
Assets
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
Assets
|
|
$
|
76,696
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current
Liabilities
:
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts
payable and accrued expenses
|
|
$
|
8,363
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
current liabilities
|
|
|
8,363
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stockholders’
Equity
:
|
|
|
|
|
Preferred
stock – $.0001 par value; authorized 10,000,000 shares, none
issued
|
|
|
–
|
|
Common
stock – $.0001 par value; authorized 200,000,000 shares,
4,331,131
shares issued and outstanding
|
|
|
433
|
|
Additional
paid-in capital
|
|
|
4,150,986
|
|
Accumulated
deficit
|
|
|
(4,083,086
|
)
|
Total
stockholders’ equity
|
|
|
68,333
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
|
|
$
|
76,696
|
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements.
CATALYST
LIGHTING GROUP, INC.
STATEMENTS
OF OPERATIONS
|
|
For
the Years Ended
|
|
|
|
September
30,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
General,
Selling and Administrative Expenses
|
|
|
118,450
|
|
|
381,602
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss
From Operations
|
|
|
(118,450
|
)
|
|
(381,602
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
Expense
|
|
|
(79,678
|
)
|
|
(246,607
|
)
|
Income
on Discharge of Indebtedness
|
|
|
1,059,768
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income
(Loss) from operations before income tax
|
|
|
861,640
|
|
|
(628,209
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income
tax Expense (Benefit)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income
(Loss) from continuing operations
|
|
|
861,640
|
|
|
(628,209
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss
From Discontinued Operations (net of tax)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(2,149,123
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gain
on Disposition of Subsidiary (net of tax)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
2,215,427
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
Earnings from Discontinued Operations
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
66,304
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
Income (Loss)
|
|
$
|
861,640
|
|
$
|
(561,905
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
and Diluted Net Income (Loss) Per Common Share
:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Continuing
Operations
|
|
$
|
1.70
|
|
$
|
(1.50
|
)
|
Discontinued
Operations
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
0.16
|
|
Net
Income (Loss)
|
|
$
|
1.70
|
|
$
|
(1.34
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
Average Number of Shares Outstanding
:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
|
506,322
|
|
|
419,065
|
|
Diluted
|
|
|
506,322
|
|
|
419,065
|
|
*after
giving retroactive effect to 1-for-10 reverse stock split which was completed
September 25, 2007.
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements.
CATALYST
LIGHTING GROUP, INC.
STATEMENTS
OF CHANGES IN
STOCKHOLDERS’
EQUITY (DEFICIT)
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2007 AND 2006
|
|
Preferred
Stock
|
|
Common
Stock
|
|
Additional
Paid-In
Capital
|
|
Accumulated
Deficit
|
|
Stockholders’
Equity
(Deficit)
|
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
Amount
|
|
Shares
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance
,
October 1, 2005
|
|
|
–
|
|
$
|
–
|
|
|
421,550
|
|
$
|
42
|
|
$
|
3,859,344
|
|
$
|
(4,382,821
|
)
|
$
|
(523,435
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income (loss)
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
|
|
|
(561,905
|
)
|
|
(561,905
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance
,
September 30, 2006
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
421,550
|
|
|
42
|
|
|
3,859,344
|
|
|
(4,944,726
|
)
|
|
(1,085,340
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Preferred
stock issued for cash
|
|
|
157,277
|
|
|
157,277
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
157,277
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common
stock issued for payment of debt
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
1,154,258
|
|
|
115
|
|
|
115,310
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
115,425
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common
stock issued for services
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
193,308
|
|
|
20
|
|
|
19,311
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
19,331
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common
stock issued on conversion of preferred stock
|
|
|
(157,277
|
)
|
|
(157,277
|
)
|
|
2,562,015
|
|
|
256
|
|
|
157,021
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income (loss)
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
–
|
|
|
861,640
|
|
|
861,640
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance
,
September 30, 2007
|
|
|
–
|
|
$
|
–
|
|
|
4,331,131
|
|
$
|
433
|
|
$
|
4,150,986
|
|
$
|
(4,083,086
|
)
|
$
|
68,333
|
|
*after
giving retroactive effect to 1-for-10 reverse stock split and the reduction
in
the par value of common stock from $.01 to $.0001 which was completed September
25, 2007.
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements.
CATALYST
LIGHTING GROUP, INC.
STATEMENTS
OF CASH FLOWS
|
|
For
the Years Ended
September
30,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
Cash
Flows from Operating Activities
:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income (loss)
|
|
$
|
861,640
|
|
$
|
(561,905
|
)
|
Adjustments
to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash used in
operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity
in (income) loss of former subsidiary
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
2,149,123
|
|
(Income)
on discharge of intercompany indebtedness
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(636,944
|
)
|
Loss
on disposition of subsidiary
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
3,427,354
|
|
(Income)
on discharge of indebtedness attributable to former
subsidiary
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(5,005,837
|
)
|
(Income)
on discharge of indebtedness
|
|
|
(1,059,768
|
)
|
|
-
|
|
Third
party warrant issued for payment of debt
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(729,630
|
)
|
Amortization
of debt discount
|
|
|
51,960
|
|
|
144,251
|
|
Common
stock issued for services
|
|
|
19,331
|
|
|
-
|
|
Change
in operating assets and liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Intercompany
receivable from (payable to) former subsidiary
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
1,529,448
|
|
Accounts
payable and accrued liabilities
|
|
|
46,256
|
|
|
28,504
|
|
Net
cash provided by (used in) operating activities
|
|
|
(80,581
|
)
|
|
344,364
|
|
Cash
Flows from Investing Activities
:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Purchase)
retirement of property and equipment
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
Net
cash provided by (used in) investing activities
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
Cash
Flows from Financing Activities
:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
proceeds from (payments on) debt
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(344,364
|
)
|
Preferred
stock issuance
|
|
|
157,277
|
|
|
-
|
|
Net
cash provided by (used in) financing activities
|
|
|
157,277
|
|
|
(344,364
|
)
|
Net
Change in Cash
|
|
|
76,696
|
|
|
-
|
|
Cash
,
at beginning of period
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
Cash
,
at end of period
|
|
$
|
76,696
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
Supplemental
Disclosure of Cash Flow Information
:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
paid during the year for interest
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
205,190
|
|
Schedule
of Non-Cash Financing Activities
:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common
stock issued in payment of debt
|
|
$
|
115,425
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
Common
stock issued on conversion of preferred stock
|
|
$
|
157,277
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
Third
party warrant issued for payment of debt
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
729,630
|
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements.
CATALYST
LIGHTING GROUP, INC.
NOTES
TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1.
|
Organization
and Basis of Presentation
:
|
Organization
and Business
Catalyst
Lighting Group, Inc. (“Company”) was incorporated in the State of Delaware on
March 7, 2001. On August 27, 2003, the Company completed the reverse
acquisition
of Whitco Company, L.P. (“Whitco”). Whitco was a wholly owned subsidiary of the
Company and was engaged in the manufacture and sale of area lighting
poles to
distributors throughout the United States of America.
The
Company’s common stock was quoted on the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board under
the symbol CYSL through December 27, 2005, when it filed a Form 15 application
with the SEC to withdrawal as a reporting company under U.S. securities laws.
Since that time, the Company’s common stock has traded on the Pink Sheets under
the symbol CYSL.
On
March
15, 2006, Whitco voluntarily filed for protection under Chapter 11 of the
U.S.
bankruptcy laws. On April 25, 2006, the bankruptcy court approved a sale
of
Whitco’s assets (other than cash and accounts receivable) used in its area
lighting pole business. The assets were sold free and clear of any liens
and
encumbrances to a third party purchaser pursuant to Section 363 of the U.S
Bankruptcy Code. The purchaser issued a common stock purchase warrant to
acquire
shares of the purchaser’s common stock as consideration for the assets purchased
(“Purchase Warrant”). See Note 3.
On
May
16, 2006, Whitco filed a motion to convert its bankruptcy case to a Chapter
7
liquidation proceeding. This motion was granted by the bankruptcy court on
July
13, 2006. In connection with the liquidation, the Purchase Warrant and Whitco’s
cash and accounts receivable were assigned and distributed to Whitco’s secured
creditor. As part of the Chapter 7 bankruptcy proceedings, no assets were
available for distribution to unsecured creditors and, accordingly, these
unsatisfied obligations were relieved as part of the liquidation in accordance
with the provisions of Chapter 7 of U.S. bankruptcy laws. See Note 5.
Since
Whitco’s liquidation in bankruptcy, the Company has had nominal assets and
nominal business operations and its business strategy has been to investigate
and, if such investigation warrants, acquire a target company or business
seeking the perceived advantages of being a publicly held corporation. In
furtherance of this business strategy, on July 25, 2006, the Company voluntarily
filed for protection under Chapter 11 of the U.S. bankruptcy laws. The Company
subsequently determined to withdraw from bankruptcy court protection and,
on
motion made by the U.S. trustee, the bankruptcy court ordered the case dismissed
on January 9, 2007. Since the dismissal of the Company’s bankruptcy case, the
Company has settled its outstanding liabilities with creditors and is now
in a
position to actively seek a target company (see Notes 4 and 5). In addition,
effective February 22, 2007, the Company experienced a change in control
and its
management changed, pursuant to a Securities Purchase Agreement by and between
the Company and KIG Investors I, LLC (“Investor”)(see Note 4).
CATALYST
LIGHTING GROUP, INC.
NOTES
TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The
Company’s principal business objective for the next 12 months and beyond such
time will be to achieve long-term growth potential through a combination
with a
business rather than immediate, short-term earnings. The Company will not
restrict its potential candidate target companies to any specific business,
industry or geographical location and, thus, may acquire any type of
business.
Basis
of Presentation
The
accompanying financial statements include the accounts of the Company. The
operations of Whitco, prior to the disposition of Whitco’s assets, are excluded
from continuing operations.
Going
Concern
Since
inception, the Company and its former subsidiary have a cumulative net loss
of
$4,083,086. Since inception, the Company has also been dependent upon the
receipt of capital investment or other financing to fund its operations.
The
Company currently has no source of operating revenue, and has only limited
working capital with which to pursue its business plan, which contemplates
the
completion of a business combination with an operating company. The amount
of
capital required to sustain operations until the successful completion of
a
business combination is subject to future events and uncertainties. It may
be
necessary for the Company to secure additional working capital through loans
or
sales of common stock, and there can be no assurance that such funding will
be
available in the future. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the
Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
The
accompanying financial statements have been presented on the basis of the
continuation of the Company as a going concern and do not include any
adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded
asset
amounts or the amounts and classifications of liabilities that might be
necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going
concern.
2.
|
Summary
of Accounting Policies
:
|
Income
Taxes
The
Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with the Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards No. 109,
Accounting
for Income Taxes
,
which
requires the recognition of deferred tax liabilities and assets at currently
enacted tax rates for the expected future tax consequences of events that
have
been included in the financial statements or tax returns. A valuation allowance
is recognized to reduce the net deferred tax asset to an amount that is more
likely than not to be realized.
Use
of Estimates
In
preparing financial statements in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America, management is required
to
make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets
and
liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date
of
the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses
during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates.
CATALYST
LIGHTING GROUP, INC.
NOTES
TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Cash
and Cash Equivalents
For
purposes of the statements of cash flows, the Company considers all highly
liquid investments with a maturity of three months or less to be cash
equivalents. There were no cash equivalents at September 30, 2007.
Fair
Value of Financial Instruments
The
estimated fair values for financial instruments are determined at discrete
points in time based on relevant market information. These estimates involve
uncertainties and cannot be determined with precision. The carrying amounts
of
accounts payable and accrued liabilities approximate fair value because of
the
short-term maturities of these instruments.
Stock
Compensation for Services Rendered
The
Company accounts for equity instruments issued to non-employees in accordance
with the provisions of SFAS No. 123 and Emerging Issues Task Force ("EITF")
Issue No. 96-18, "Accounting for Equity Instruments That Are Issued to Other
Than Employees for Acquiring, or in Conjunction with Selling, Goods or
Services." All transactions in which goods or services are the consideration
received for the issuance of equity instruments are accounted for based on
the
fair value of the consideration received or the fair value of the equity
instrument issued, whichever is more reliably measurable. The measurement
date
of the fair value of the equity instrument issued is the earlier of the date
on
which the counterparty's performance is complete or the date on which it
is
probable that performance will occur.
Earnings
(Loss) per Share
Basic
earnings per (loss) share (EPS) is calculated by dividing the income or loss
available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common
shares
outstanding for the period. Diluted EPS reflects the potential dilution that
could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were
exercised or converted into common stock. Potentially dilutive securities
for
the years ended September 30, 2006 and 2007 would have been anti-dilutive
for
EPS calculations and therefore are not included.
Disposed
Operations
The
Company has adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 144
"Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets". SFAS No.
144
modifies previous disclosures and requires additional disclosures for
discontinued operations and the assets associated with discontinued operations.
In connection with the bankruptcy sale of Whitco’s assets and Whitco’s
subsequent liquidation in bankruptcy, the Company disposed of its existing
area
lighting pole business (see Note 3). The operations of Whitco, prior to the
disposition of Whitco’s assets, are excluded from continuing
operations.
CATALYST
LIGHTING GROUP, INC.
NOTES
TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Recent
Pronouncements
In
September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements
(“SFAS 157”). The purpose of SFAS 157 is to provide users of financial
statements with better information about the extent to which fair value is
used
to measure recognized assets and liabilities, the inputs used to develop
the
measurements, and the effect of certain of the measurements on earnings for
the
period. SFAS No. 157 also provides guidance on the definition of fair value,
the
methods used to measure fair value, and the expanded disclosures about fair
value measurements. This changes the definition of fair value to be the price
that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability,
an exit
price, as opposed to the price that would be paid to acquire the asset or
received to assume the liability, an entry price. SFAS No. 157 is
effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after
November 15, 2007, and interim periods with those fiscal years (e.g., January
1,
2008, for calendar year-end entities).
In
February 2007, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
No.
159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities,
including an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115 (“FAS 159”). FAS 159 permits
companies to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other
items at fair value that are not currently required to be measured at fair
value
and establishes presentation and disclosure requirements designed to facilitate
comparisons between companies that choose different measurement attributes
for
similar types of assets and liabilities. The provisions of FAS 159 will become
effective as of the beginning of our 2009 fiscal year.
The
adoption of these new Statements is not expected to have a material effect
on
the Company’s financial position, results of operations, or cash
flows.
3.
|
Sale
of Subsidiary’s Assets in Bankruptcy
:
|
On
March
15, 2006, Whitco, the Company’s wholly owned operating subsidiary, voluntarily
filed for protection under Chapter 11 of the U.S. bankruptcy laws. On April
25,
2006, the bankruptcy court approved a sale of Whitco’s assets (other than cash
and accounts receivable) used in its area lighting pole business. The assets
were sold free and clear of any liens and encumbrances to a third party
purchaser pursuant to Section 363 of the U.S Bankruptcy Code. The purchaser
issued the Purchase Warrant as consideration for the assets purchased. The
Purchase Warrant was valued by the parties to the transaction at $1,500,000.
On
May
16, 2006, Whitco filed a motion to convert its bankruptcy case to a Chapter
7
liquidation proceeding. This motion was granted by the bankruptcy court on
July
13, 2006. In connection with the liquidation, the Purchase Warrant and Whitco’s
cash and accounts receivable were assigned and distributed to Whitco’s secured
creditor (see Note 5). As part of the Chapter 7 bankruptcy proceedings, no
assets were available for distribution to unsecured creditors and, accordingly,
these unsatisfied obligations were relieved as part of the liquidation in
accordance with the provisions of Chapter 7 of U.S. bankruptcy laws.
CATALYST
LIGHTING GROUP, INC.
NOTES
TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
This
transaction has been accounted for as discontinued operations since
the Company
disposed of its entire area lighting pole business operations as a
result of the
bankruptcy sale.
The
excess of the purchase price paid by the purchaser (including liabilities
assumed) over the adjusted basis of the assets transferred by Whitco
to the
purchaser was recorded as a gain (loss) on disposal of assets and liabilities
from the discontinued operations. The following is a composition of
the purchase
price paid and the assets transferred in connection with the bankruptcy
sale of
Whitco’s assets:
Consideration
Paid by Purchaser:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchase
warrant (at agreed value)
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
1,500,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjusted
Basis of Whitco Assets Transferred to Purchaser
:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Inventory,
net
|
|
|
1,399,299
|
|
|
|
|
Plant,
property and equipment, net
|
|
|
95,033
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
Adjusted Basis of Transferred Assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,494,332
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gain
on Sale of Whitco Assets
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
5,668
|
|
The
gain
(loss) on the disposition of Whitco includes certain Whitco indebtedness
discharged as part of the liquidation in accordance with the provisions
of
Chapter 7 of U.S. bankruptcy laws and certain expense items related to
the
liquidation. The following is a composition of the foregoing:
Discharge
of Whitco Indebtedness related to Liquidation
:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Related
party debt, current
|
|
$
|
250,000
|
|
Other
debt, current
|
|
|
1,290,748
|
|
Accounts
payable
|
|
|
2,833,383
|
|
Accrued
liabilities
|
|
|
431,706
|
|
Long
term debt
|
|
|
200,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income
from Discharge of Indebtedness
|
|
|
5,005,837
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjustments
to Reconcile to Gain From Disposal of Subsidiary:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjustment
for Cancellation of Intercompany Payable to Whitco
|
|
|
636,944
|
|
Book
value of Whitco subsidiary after cancellation of debt
|
|
|
(3,427,354
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
Gain (Loss) on Whitco Liquidation
|
|
$
|
2,215,427
|
|
CATALYST
LIGHTING GROUP, INC.
NOTES
TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
4.
|
Change
of Control Transaction; Creditor Settlements
:
|
On
August
22, 2007, the Company entered into a stock purchase agreement with the
Investor
pursuant to which the Investor purchased 1,572,770 shares of convertible
preferred stock for a purchase price of $157,277, or $0.10 per share (“Preferred
Stock Purchase”).
On
August
23, 2007, in accordance with the terms of the stock purchase agreement,
the
existing officers and two of the Company’s directors resigned, and Kevin R.
Keating, the sole remaining director, was appointed Chief Executive Officer,
Chief Financial Officer, President, Secretary and Treasurer.
Kevin
R.
Keating is the father of Timothy J. Keating, the principal member of Keating
Investments, LLC. Keating Investments, LLC is the managing member of the
Investor. Timothy J. Keating is the manager of the Investor.
The
Preferred Stock Purchase was completed on September 12, 2007. The preferred
shares were automatically convertible into the Company’s common stock at such
time as the Company completed a 1-for-10 reverse stock split (“Reverse Split”).
The Reverse Split was completed on September 25, 2007, and the Investor
was
issued 2,562,015 shares of common stock, on a post-split basis, upon
cancellation of the preferred stock. As of September 30, 2007, the Investor
owns
approximately 59% of the outstanding shares of common stock. The proceeds
of the
Preferred Stock Purchase were used to pay outstanding liabilities of the
Company.
In
connection with and as a condition of the closing of the Preferred Stock
Purchase, the Company entered into agreements with a number of creditors
for a
cash settlement of amounts owed to them by the Company. Pursuant to these
cash
settlements, the Company paid an aggregate of $30,277 in complete satisfaction
of $191,092 in accrued liabilities, resulting in income from the discharge
of
indebtedness of $160,815.
In
connection with and as a condition of the closing of the Preferred Stock
Purchase, the Company also entered into agreements with a number of creditors
for the issuance of common stock in complete settlement of amounts owed
to them
for services rendered. Pursuant to these equity settlements, the Company
issued
an aggregate of 71,086 shares of common stock, on a post-split basis, valued
at
$7,109 or approximately $0.10 per share, in satisfaction of accrued liabilities
totaling $73,260, resulting in income from discharge of indebtedness of
$66,151
being recorded.
In
connection with and as a condition of the closing of the Preferred Stock
Purchase, the Company also entered into an agreement with the Company’s secured
creditor for the issuance of common stock in complete settlement of amounts
owed
to it for certain loans and accrued interest. Pursuant to this equity
settlement, the Company issued 1,083,172 shares of common stock, on a post-split
basis, valued at $108,317 or approximately $0.10 per share, in satisfaction
of
principal under notes of $820,024 and accrued interest of $121,095, resulting
in
income from discharge of indebtedness of $832,802 being recorded. See Note
5.
CATALYST
LIGHTING GROUP, INC.
NOTES
TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
In
consideration of the above equity settlements, each creditor was granted
piggy
back registration rights for the shares of common stock received in the
settlement.
Further,
as part of the cash and equity settlements, any creditor holding warrants
to
purchase shares of the Company’s common stock agreed to the cancellation of such
warrants. Accordingly, warrants to purchase 82,367 shares of common stock,
on a
post-split basis, were cancelled.
Secured
Notes
On
September 30, 2004, the Company and Whitco entered into a financing arrangement
with a secured creditor (the “Entity”) which included (1) a Secured Convertible
Term Note in the principal amount of two million dollars (the “Term Note”) and
(2) a Secured Revolving Note (the “Revolving Note”) and a Secured Convertible
Minimum Borrowing Note (together with the Revolving Note, the “AR Notes”) in the
aggregate principal amount of up to three million dollars
The
Company and Whitco were jointly and severally liable under the AR Notes,
and the
Company was liable under the Term Note. The Term Note and AR Notes
(collectively, the “Notes”) matured on September 30, 2007 and were
collateralized by a first priority lien on inventory, accounts receivable,
raw
materials and other assets of the Company and Whitco and all of the Company’s
ownership interests in Whitco. The Notes accrued interest at a rate per
annum
equal to the “prime rate” published in The Wall Street Journal from time to
time, plus two percent (2%), but shall in no event be less than six percent
(6%)
per annum. Catalyst also granted registration rights with respect to all
shares
of Common Stock underlying the Notes and certain warrants issued to the
Entity
in connection with its financings.
In
connection with the Whitco bankruptcy, as of March 31, 2006, the Entity
and the
Company agreed that certain Whitco accounts receivable collections and
the
assignment of the Purchase Warrant to the Entity would be applied against
payment of the Notes balances as follows:
CATALYST
LIGHTING GROUP, INC.
NOTES
TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Principal
and Interest Balances
:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revolving
Note – Principal Balance at March 14, 2006
|
|
$
|
920,421
|
|
|
|
|
Revolving
Note – Accrued Interest at March 15, 2006
|
|
|
3,854
|
|
|
|
|
Minimum
Borrowing Note – Principal Balance at March 14, 2006
|
|
|
997,000
|
|
|
|
|
Minimum
Borrowing Note – Accrued Interest at March 15, 2006
|
|
|
3,947
|
|
|
|
|
Total
Balance – Revolving Note and Minimum Borrowing Note
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
1,925,232
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Collections,
Payments and Charges
:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Agreed
Value of Purchase Warrant
|
|
$
|
(1,500,000
|
)
|
|
|
|
Accounts
Receivable Balance at March 15, 2006
|
|
|
(1,404,295
|
)
|
|
|
|
Agreed
Uncollectible Accounts Receivable
|
|
|
300,000
|
|
|
|
|
Debtor-in-Possession
Collections by Laurus
|
|
|
(85,556
|
)
|
|
|
|
Laurus
Fees and Expenses
|
|
|
35,000
|
|
|
|
|
Total
Collections, Payments and Charges
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
(2,654,851
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Term
Note Balance
:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Excess
Payments and Collections Applied to Term Note
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
(729,619
|
)
|
Term
Note – Principal Balance at March 14, 2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,549,643
|
|
Term
Note – Adjusted Principal Balance
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
820,024
|
|
Term
Note – Accrued Interest at March 15, 2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,134
|
|
Balance
– Term Note Plus Accrued Interest
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
826,158
|
|
As
of
September 30, 2006, the balance of the Term Note was $768,064, net of debt
discount of $51,960. As of September 30, 2006, the Term Note had accrued
interest of $41,417.
In
connection with and as a condition of the closing of the Preferred Stock
Purchase, the Company entered into an agreement with the Entity for the
issuance
of common stock in complete settlement of amounts owed to it under the
Term Note
including accrued interest. Pursuant to this equity settlement, the Company
issued to the Entity 1,083,172 shares of common stock, on a post-split
basis,
valued at $108,317 or approximately $0.10 per share, in satisfaction of
principal under the Term Note of $820,024 and accrued interest of $121,095,
resulting in income from discharge of indebtedness of $832,802 being recorded.
CATALYST
LIGHTING GROUP, INC.
NOTES
TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Revolving
Loan – Related Party
On
August
22, 2007, the Company entered into a revolving loan agreement with Keating
Investments, LLC (“Lender”). Pursuant to this agreement, t
he
Lender
agreed to make advances to the Company from time to time at the request
of the
Company. The advances outstanding were not to exceed $30,000. The Company
was
required to repay the outstanding advances in full on or before October
22,
2007. The advances bear interest commencing September 22, 2007 at a rate
of 6%
per annum. The Lender made advances of $25,000 and $5,000 on August 27,
2007 and
September 5, 2007, respectively. The advances were used for working capital
purposes and to pay certain accrued liabilities and service providers.
On
September 19, 2007, these advances were repaid in full from the proceeds
of the
Preferred Stock Purchase.
Keating
Investments, LLC is the managing member of the Investor.
6.
|
Stockholders’
Equity
:
|
Option
Plans
As
of
October 1, 2005, there were issued and outstanding options to purchase
9,828
shares of the Company’s common stock, on a post-split basis, and there were
140,172 options available for issuance under the 2003 Stock Option Plan.
During
the fiscal year ended September 30, 2006, the options to purchase 9,828
shares
of common stock under the 2003 Stock Option Plan were cancelled. On September
13, 2007, following the closing of the Preferred Stock Purchase, the 2003
Stock
Option Plan was terminated by the Company’s Board of Directors.
Stock
Purchase Warrants
As
of
October 1, 2005, there were issued and outstanding warrants to purchase
86,410
shares of the Company’s common stock, on a post-split basis. During the fiscal
year ended September 30, 2007, the Company entered into settlement agreements
with certain creditors who held warrants to purchase 82,366 shares of common
stock. As part of these settlement agreements, these warrants were cancelled.
As
of September 30, 2007, the Company had issued and outstanding warrants,
on a
post-split basis, as follows:
Warrant
Holder
|
|
Warrants
Outstanding
|
|
Exercise
Price
|
|
Expiry
Date
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Former
Director
|
|
|
710
|
|
$
|
31.25
|
|
|
3/26/2008
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investor
|
|
|
3,334
|
|
$
|
30.00
|
|
|
12/10/2009
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balances,
September 30, 2007
|
|
|
4,044
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CATALYST
LIGHTING GROUP, INC.
NOTES
TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Preferred
Stock
On
August
27, 2007, the Company’s Board of Directors designated 1,600,000 shares of
preferred stock as Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (“Preferred Stock”).
Each share of Preferred Stock was automatically convertible into 16.28982
shares
of fully paid and non-assessable common stock upon the Company’s completion of a
reverse stock split. The holders of Preferred Stock were entitled to vote
the
number of shares of common stock they were entitled to upon conversion
on all
matters presented to a vote of the common stockholders.
On
August
22, 2007, the Company entered into a stock purchase agreement with the
Investor
pursuant to which the Investor purchased 1,572,770 shares of Preferred
Stock for
a purchase price of $157,277 (“Preferred Stock Purchase”). The Preferred Stock
Purchase was completed on September 12, 2007. The shares of Preferred Stock
were
automatically convertible into the Company’s common stock at such time as the
Company completed a 1-for-10 reverse stock split (“Reverse Split”). The Reverse
Split was completed on September 25, 2007, and the Investor was issued
2,562,015
shares of common stock, on a post-split basis, upon cancellation of the
Preferred Stock.
Reverse
Stock Split
On
September 25, 2007, the Company completed a 1-for-10 reverse stock split
of its
outstanding common stock. The Reverse Split provided for the round up of
fractional shares and the special treatment of certain shareholders as
follows:
a.
shareholders
holding less than 100 shares of common stock as of the record date will
not be
affected by the Reverse Split and will hold the same number of shares both
before and after the Reverse Split;
b.
shareholders
holding 1,000 or fewer shares of common stock, but at least 100 shares
of common
stock as of the record date will hold 100 shares of common stock following
the
Reverse Split; and
c.
all
fractional shares as a result of the Reverse Split will be rounded
up.
In
connection with the Reverse Split, effective September 25, 2007, the Company
also amended its certificate of incorporation to reduce the par value of
its
common stock and preferred stock from $0.01 to $0.0001 per share and to
increase
the number of authorized shares of common stock from 40,000,000 to 200,000,000
shares.
As
of
September 30, 2007, after giving effect to the Reverse Split, there were
4,331,131 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, issued and
outstanding. Except as otherwise noted, all references to shares of the
Company’s common stock shall refer to the shares of common stock after giving
effect to the Reverse Split and the reduction of the par value per share.
CATALYST
LIGHTING GROUP, INC.
NOTES
TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Common
Stock
Pursuant
to certain settlement agreements, on September 14, 2007, the Company issued
an
aggregate of 71,086 shares of common stock, on a post-split basis, valued
at
$7,109 or approximately $0.10 per share, in satisfaction of accrued liabilities
owed to certain service providers totaling $73,260, resulting in income
from
discharge of indebtedness of $66,151 being recorded.
Pursuant
to a settlement agreement with Entity, on September 14, 2007, the Company
issued
1,083,172 shares of common stock, on a post-split basis, valued at $108,317
or
approximately $0.10 per share, in satisfaction of principal under notes
of
$820,024 and accrued interest of $121,095, resulting in income from discharge
of
indebtedness of $832,802 being recorded.
On
September 14, 2007, the Company issued 86,654 shares of its common stock,
on a
post-split basis, to Kevin R. Keating, the sole officer and director of
the
Company, for services rendered to the Company valued at $8,665, or $0.10
per
share.
On
September 14, 2007, the Company issued 86,654 shares of its common stock,
on a
post-split basis, to Garisch Financial, Inc. for consulting services rendered
to
the Company valued at $8,665, or $0.10 per share.
On
September 14, 2007, the Company issued 20,000 shares of its common stock,
on a
post-split basis, to a former officer and director of the Company, for
consulting services rendered to the Company valued at $2,000, or $0.10
per
share.
On
September 25, 2007, following the completion of the Reverse Split, the
Company
automatically converted its outstanding Preferred Stock and issued the
Investor
2,562,015 shares of common stock, on a post-split basis.
All
of
the foregoing shares of common stock issued by the Company were issued
under an
exemption from registration under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of
1933, as
amended (“Securities Act”). As such, the shares of common stock so issued are
restricted shares, and the holder thereof may not sell, transfer or otherwise
dispose of such shares without registration under the Securities Act or
an
exemption therefrom. The Company has granted piggyback registration rights
to
each of the recipients of the foregoing stock issuances with respect to
the
above shares. In addition, demand registration rights have been granted
to the
Investor and the Entity.
CATALYST
LIGHTING GROUP, INC.
NOTES
TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
7.
|
Related
Party Transactions
:
|
On
September 14, 2007, the Company issued 86,654 shares of its common stock,
on a
post-split basis, to Kevin R. Keating, the sole officer and director of
the
Company, for services rendered to the Company valued at $8,665, or $0.10
per
share.
On
September 14, 2007, the Company issued 20,000 shares of its common stock,
on a
post-split basis, to a former officer and director of the Company, for
consulting services rendered to the Company valued at $2,000, or $0.10
per
share.
On
August
22, 2007, the Company entered into a revolving loan agreement with Keating
Investments, LLC (“Lender”). Pursuant to this agreement, t
he
Lender
agreed to make advances to the Company from time to time at the request
of the
Company. The advances outstanding were not to exceed $30,000. The Company
was
required to repay the outstanding advances in full on or before October
22,
2007. The advances bear interest commencing September 22, 2007 at a rate
of 6%
per annum. The Lender made advances of $25,000 and $5,000 on August 27,
2007 and
September 5, 2007, respectively. The advances were used for working capital
purposes and to pay certain accrued liabilities and service providers.
On
September 19, 2007, these advances were repaid in full from the proceeds
of the
Preferred Stock Purchase.
Keating
Investments, LLC is the managing member of the Investor.
During
the fiscal years ended September 30, 2006 and 2007, a former officer and
director of the Company made cost advances on behalf of the Company totaling
$5,015. These advances were repaid by the Company from the proceeds of
the
Preferred Stock Purchase.
CATALYST
LIGHTING GROUP, INC.
NOTES
TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The
following is a reconciliation between the federal income tax benefit computed
at
the statutory federal income tax rate and actual income tax benefit (in
thousands):
|
|
Year
Ended
September 30,
2007
|
|
Year
Ended
September 30,
2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Federal
income tax expense (benefit) at statutory rate
|
|
$
|
295
|
|
$
|
(191
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
State
income taxes, net of
federal
income tax effect
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Valuation
allowance
|
|
|
(295
|
)
|
|
191
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
income tax benefit
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
At
September 30, 2007, the Company had a net operating loss carryforward for
federal and state income tax purposes of approximately $6.8 million available
to
offset future taxable income through 2027. This operating loss is limited
under
the change of control provisions of Section 382.
Prior
net
operating loss carry forwards were reduced effective April 24, 2006 principally
as a result of cancellation of debt in the Chapter 11 proceedings.
A
valuation allowance of $2,455,000 was established at September 30, 2007
to
offset the benefit from the net operating loss carryforward to the extent
it is
more likely than not, based upon available evidence, that the recorded
value
will not be realized. Realization is dependent on the existence of sufficient
taxable income within the carryforward period. In August 2007, upon the
issuance
of common shares in settlement of liabilities, the Company underwent a
change of
control pursuant to Section 382 of the internal revenue code. Net operating
losses prior to the change of control are limited in post change periods
under
Section 382. Cancellation of indebtedness income subsequent to the change
in
control has been excluded from taxable income due to the insolvency of
the
company, and has the effect of reducing the pre-change net operating loss
carryforward.
CATALYST
LIGHTING GROUP, INC.
NOTES
TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Effective
October 1, 2007, the Company entered into a management agreement (“Management
Agreement”) with Vero Management, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company
(“Vero”) under which Vero had agreed to provide a broad range of managerial and
administrative services to the Company including, but not limited to, assistance
in the preparation and maintenance of the Company’s financial books and records,
the filing of various reports with the appropriate regulatory agencies
as are
required by State and Federal rules and regulations, the administration
of
matters relating to the Company’s shareholders including responding to various
information requests from shareholders as well as the preparation and
distribution to shareholders of relevant Company materials, and to provide
office space, corporate identity, telephone and fax services, mailing,
postage
and courier services for a fixed fee of $1,000 per month, for an initial
period
of twelve months. At the end of the initial twelve month term, the agreement
will continue to remain in effect until terminated in writing by either
party.
Kevin R. Keating, the sole officer and director of the Company, is the
sole
owner and manager of Vero.
PART
III
Item
1. Index to Exhibits
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Description
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2.1
|
|
Certificate
of Ownership and Merger, as filed with the Delaware Secretary of
State on
September 23, 2003
|
3.1
|
|
Certificate
of Incorporation, as filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on
March
7, 2001
|
3.2
|
|
Certificate
of Designation of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, as filed
with the
Delaware Secretary of State on August 27, 2007
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3.3
|
|
Certificate
of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation, as filed with the Delaware
Secretary of State on September, 19, 2007
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3.4
|
|
By-Laws,
as amended
|
10.1
|
|
Common
Stock Purchase Warrant Issued to John Sanderson dated May 26,
2004
|
10.2
|
|
Common
Stock Purchase Warrant Issued to Wilkinson Family Trust dated December
10,
2004
|
10.3
|
|
Securities
Purchase Agreement between KIG Investors I, LLC and the Company dated
August 22, 2007
|
10.4
|
|
Registration
Rights Agreement between KIG Investors I, LLC and the Company dated
September 12, 2007
|
10.5
|
|
Settlement
and Release Agreement between Feldman Weinstein & Smith, LLP and the
Company dated August 21, 2007
|
10.6
|
|
Settlement
and Release Agreement between Halliburton Investor Relations and
the
Company dated August 13, 2007
|
10.7
|
|
Form
of Registration Rights Agreement between certain Other Stockholders
and
the Company dated September 14, 2007
|
10.8
|
|
Settlement
and Release Agreement between Laurus Master Fund, Ltd. and the Company
dated August 22, 2007
|
10.9
|
|
Registration
Rights Agreement between Laurus Master Fund, Ltd. and the Company
dated
September 14, 2007
|
10.10
|
|
Revolving
Loan Agreement between Keating Investments, LLC and the Company dated
August 22, 2007
|
|
|
Consulting
Agreement between Garisch Financial, Inc. and the Company dated September
13, 2007
|
10.12
|
|
Agreement
between the Company and Vero Management, LLC, dated as of October
1,
2007
|
16
|
|
Change
of Registered Accountant Center
|
SIGNATURES
In
accordance with Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by
the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Date:
December 6, 2007
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Catalyst
Lighting Group, Inc.
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By:
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/s/
Kevin R. Keating
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Name:
Kevin R. Keating
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Title:
Chief Executive Officer
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BY-LAWS
OF
CATALYST
LIGHTING GROUP, INC.
A
Delaware Corporation
ARTICLE
I - OFFICES
The
registered office of the Corporation in the State of Delaware shall be located
in the City and State designated in the Certificate of Incorporation. The
Corporation may also maintain offices at such other places within or without
the
State of Delaware as the Board of Directors may, from time to time,
determine.
ARTICLE
II - MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
Section
1 - Annual Meetings:
The
annual meeting of the shareholders of the Corporation shall be held at the
time
fixed, from time to time, by the Directors, at the time fixed from time to
time
by the Directors.
Section
2 - Special Meetings:
Special
meetings of the shareholders may be called by the Board of Directors or such
person or persons authorized by the Board of Directors and shall be held within
or without the State of Delaware.
Section
3 - Court-ordered meeting:
The
Court
of Chancery in this State where the Corporation's principal office is located,
or where the Corporation's registered office is located if its principal office
is not located in this state, may after notice to the Corporation, order a
meeting to be held on application of any Director or shareholder of the
Corporation entitled to vote in an annual meeting if an annual meeting has
not
been held within any thirteen month period, if there is a failure by the
Corporation to hold an annual meeting for a period of thirty days after the
date
designated therefor, or if no date has been designated, for a period of thirteen
months after the organization of the Corporation or after its last annual
meeting. The Court may fix the time and place of the meeting, determine the
shares entitled to participate in the meeting, specify a record date for
determining shareholders entitled to notice of and to vote at the meeting,
prescribe the form and content of the meeting notice, and enter other orders
as
may be appropriate.
Section
4 - Place of Meetings:
Meetings
of shareholders shall be held at the registered office of the Corporation,
or at
such other places within or without the State of Delaware as the Directors
may
from time to time fix. If no designation is made, the meeting shall be held
at
the Corporation's registered office in the state of Delaware.
Section
5 - Notice of Meetings:
(a)
Written or printed notice of each meeting of shareholders, whether annual or
special, stating the time when and place where it is to be held, shall be served
either personally or by first class mail, by or at the direction of the
president, the secretary, or the officer or the person calling the meeting,
not
less than ten or more than sixty days before the date of the meeting, unless
the
lapse of the prescribed time shall have been waived before or after the taking
of such action, upon each shareholder of record entitled to vote at such
meeting, and to any other shareholder to whom the giving of notice may be
required by law. Notice of a special meeting shall also state the business
to be
transacted or the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called, and
shall
indicate that it is being issued by, or at the direction of, the person or
persons calling the meeting. If, at any meeting, action is proposed to be taken
that would, if taken, entitle shareholders to dissent and receive payment for
their shares pursuant to the Delaware General Corporation Law, the notice of
such meeting shall include a statement of that purpose and to that effect.
If
mailed, such notice shall be deemed to be given when deposited in the United
States mail addressed to the shareholder as it appears on the share transfer
records of the Corporation.
Section
6 - Shareholders' List:
(a)
After
fixing a record date for a meeting, the officer who has charge of the stock
ledger of the Corporation, shall prepare an alphabetical list of the names
of
all its shareholders entitled to notice of the meeting, arranged by voting
group
with the address of, and the number, class, and series, if any, of shares held
by each shareholder. The shareholders' list must be available for inspection
by
any shareholder for a period of ten days before the meeting or such shorter
time
as exists between the record date and the meeting and continuing through the
meeting at the Corporation's principal office, at a place identified in the
meeting notice in the city where the meeting will be held, or at the office
of
the Corporation's transfer agent or registrar. Any shareholder of the
Corporation or the shareholder's agent or attorney is entitled on written demand
to inspect the shareholders' list during regular business hours and at the
shareholder's expense, during the period it is available for
inspection.
(b)
The
Corporation shall make the shareholder's list available at the meeting of
shareholders, and any shareholder or the shareholder's agent or attorney is
entitled to inspect the list at any time during the meeting or any
adjournment.
(c)
Upon
the willful neglect or refusal of the Directors to produce such a list at any
meeting for the election of Directors, such Directors shall be ineligible for
election for any office at such meeting.
(d)
The
stock ledger shall be the only evidence as to who are the shareholders entitled
to examine the stock ledger, the list required by Section 219 of the Delaware
General Corpora-tion Law or the books of the Corporation, or to vote in person
or by proxy at any shareholders' meeting.
Section
7 - Quorum:
(a)
Except as otherwise provide herein, or by law, or in the Certificate of
Incorporation (such Articles and any amendments thereof being hereinafter
collectively referred
to
as the
"Certificate of Incorporation"), or for meetings ordered by the Court of
Chancery called pursuant to Section 211 of the Delaware General Corporations
Law, a quorum shall be present at all meetings of shareholders of the
Corporation, if the holders of a majority of the shares entitled to vote on
that
matter are represented at the meeting in person or by proxy.
(b)
The
subsequent withdrawal of any shareholder from the meeting, after the
commencement of a meeting, or the refusal of any shareholder represented in
person or by proxy to vote, shall have no effect on the existence of a quorum,
after a quorum has been established at such meeting.
(c)
Despite the absence of a quorum at any meeting of shareholders, the shareholders
present may adjourn the meeting.
Section
8 - Voting:
(a)
Except as otherwise provided by law, the Certificate of Incorporation, or these
Bylaws, any corporate action, other than the election of Directors, the
affirmative vote of the majority of shares entitled to vote on that matter
and
represented either in person or by proxy at a meeting of shareholders at which
a
quorum is present shall be the act of the shareholders of the
Corporation.
(b)
Unless otherwise provided for in the Articles of Incorporation of this
Corporation, directors will be elected by a plurality of the votes cast by
the
shares entitled to vote in the election at a meeting at which a quorum is
present and each shareholder entitled to vote has the right to vote the number
of shares owned by him for as many persons as there are Directors to be
elected.
(c)
Unless otherwise provided for in the Certificate of Incorporation of this
Corporation, Directors will be elected by a plurality of the votes by the
shares, present in person or by proxy, entitled to vote in the election at
a
meeting at which a quorum is present and each shareholder entitled to vote
has
the right to vote the number of shares owned by him/her for as may persons
as
there are Directors to be elected.
(d)
Except as otherwise provided by statute, the Certificate of Incorporation,
or
these bylaws, at each meeting of shareholders, each shareholder of the
Corporation entitled to vote thereat, shall be entitled to one vote for each
share registered in his name on the books of the Corporation.
Section
9 - Proxies:
Each
shareholder entitled to vote or to express consent or dissent without a meeting,
may do so either in person or by proxy, so long as such proxy is executed in
writing by the shareholder himself, or by his attorney-in-fact thereunto duly
authorized in writing. Every proxy shall be revocable at will unless the proxy
conspicuously states that it is irrevocable and the proxy is coupled with an
interest. A telegram, telex, cablegram, or similar transmission by the
shareholder, or a photographic, photostatic, facsimile, shall be treated as
a
valid proxy, and treated as a substitution of the original proxy, so long as
such transmission is a complete reproduction executed by the shareholder. No
proxy shall be valid after the expiration of three
years
from the date of its execution, unless otherwise provided in the proxy. Such
instrument shall be exhibited to the Secretary at the meting and shall be filed
with the records of the Corporation.
Section
10 - Action Without a Meeting:
Unless
otherwise provided for in the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation,
any action to be taken at any annual or special shareholders' meeting, may
be
taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote if a written
consent or consents is/are signed by the shareholders of the Corporation having
not less than the minimum number of votes necessary to authorize or take such
action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereat were present
and voted is delivered by hand or by certified or registered mail, return
receipt requested, to the Corporation to its registered office in the State
of
Delaware, its principal place of business or an officer or agent of the
Corporation having custody of the book in which proceedings of shareholders'
meetings are recorded.
Section
11 - Inspectors:
(a)
The
Corporation shall appoint one or more inspectors, and one or more alternate
inspectors, to act at any shareholder' meeting and make a written report
thereof, so long as such inspectors sign an oath to faithfully execute their
duties with impartiality and to the best of their ability before such meeting.
If no inspector or alternate is able to act at the shareholders meeting, the
presiding officer shall appoint one or more inspectors to act at the
meeting.
*(b)
The
inspector shall:
(i)
ascertain the number of shares entitled to vote and the voting power of each
such shareholder;
(ii)
determine the shares represented at a meeting and the validity of proxies and
ballots;
(iii)
count all votes and ballots;
(iv)
determine and retain for a reasonable time a disposition record of any
challenges made to any of the inspectors' determinations; and
(v)
certify the inspectors' determinations of the number of shares represented
at
the meeting and their count of all votes and ballots.
ARTICLE
III - BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Section
1 - Number, Term, Election and Qualifications:
(a)
The
business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the
direction of the Board of Directors, except as may be otherwise provided by
law
or in the Certificate of Incorporation. The number of directors which shall
constitute the Board of Directors shall be not less than one (1) nor more than
nine (9). The exact number of directors shall be fixed from time to time, within
the limits specified in this Article III Section 1 or in the Certificate of
Incorporation, by the Board of Directors. Directors need not be stockholders of
the Corporation.
(b)
Except as may otherwise be provided herein or in the Certificate of
Incorporation, the members of the Board of Directors of the Corporation shall
be
elected at the first annual shareholders' meeting and at each annual meeting
thereafter, unless their terms are staggered in the Certificate of Incorporation
of the Corporation or these Bylaws, by a majority of the votes cast at a meeting
of shareholders, by the holders of shares entitled to vote in the
election.
(c)
The
first Board of Directors shall hold office until the first annual meeting of
shareholders and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified
or
until there is a decrease in the number of Directors. Thereinafter, Directors
will be elected at the annual meeting of shareholders and shall hold office
until the annual meeting of the shareholders next succeeding his election,
or
until his prior death, resignation or removal. Any Director may resign at any
time upon written notice of such resignation to the Corporation.
Section
2 - Duties and Powers:
The
Board
of Directors shall be responsible for the control and management of the business
and affairs, property and interests of the Corporation, and may exercise all
powers of the Corporation, except such as those stated under Delaware state
law,
are in the Certificate of Incorporation or by these Bylaws, expressly conferred
upon or reserved to the shareholders or any other person or persons named
therein.
Section
3 - Regular Meetings; Notice:
(a)
A
regular meeting of the Board of Directors shall be held either within or without
the State of Delaware at such time and at such place as the Board shall
fix.
(b)
No
notice shall be required of any regular meeting of the Board of Directors and,
if given, need not specify the purpose of the meeting; provided, however, that
in case the Board of Directors shall fix or change the time or place of any
regular meeting when such time and place was fixed before such change notice
of
such action shall be given to each Director who shall not have been present
at
the meeting at which such action was taken within the time limited, and in
the
manner set forth in these Bylaws with respect to special meetings, unless such
notice shall be waived in the manner set forth in these Bylaws.
Section
4 - Special Meetings; Notice:
(a)
Special meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held at such time and place
as may be specified in the respective notices or waivers of notice
thereof.
(b)
Except as otherwise required statute, written notice of special meetings shall
be mailed directly to each Director, addressed to him at his residence or usual
place of business, or delivered orally, with sufficient time for the convenient
assembly of Directors thereat, or shall be sent to him at such place by
telegram, radio or cable, or shall be delivered to him personally or given
to
him orally, not later than the day before the day on which the meeting is to
be
held. If mailed, the notice of any special meeting shall be deemed to be
delivered on the second day after
it
is
deposited in the United States mails, so addressed with postage prepaid. If
notice is given by telegram, it shall be deemed to be delivered when the
telegram is delivered to the telegraph company. A notice, or waiver of notice,
except as required by these Bylaws, need not specify the business to be
transacted at or the purpose or purposes of the meeting.
(c)
Notice of any special meeting shall not be required to be given to any Director
who shall attend such meeting without protesting prior thereto or at its
commencement, the lack of notice to him, or who submits a signed waiver of
notice, whether before or after the meeting. Notice of any adjourned meeting
shall not be required to be given.
(d)
Unless otherwise stated in the Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation,
the
Chairperson, President, Treasurer, Secretary or any two or more Directors of
the
Corporation may call any special meeting of the Board of Directors.
Section
5 - Chairperson:
The
Chairperson of the Board, if any and if present, shall preside at all meetings
of the Board of Directors. If there shall be no Chairperson, or he or she shall
be absent, then the President shall preside, and in his absence, any other
Director chosen by the Board of Directors shall preside.
Section
6 - Quorum and Adjournments:
(a)
At
all meetings of the Board of Directors, or any committee thereof, the presence
of a majority of the entire Board, or such committee thereof, shall constitute
a
quorum for the transaction of business, except as otherwise provided by law,
by
the Certificate of Incorporation, or these Bylaws. (Note: If the Certificate
of
Incorporation authorize a quorum to consist of less than a majority, but no
fewer than one-third of the prescribed number of Directors as permitted by
law
except that when a card of one Director is authorized under Section 141 of
the
Delaware General Corporation Law, then one Director shall constitute a quorum
or
if the Certificate of Incorporation and/or Bylaws require a greater number
than
a majority as constituting a quorum then these Bylaws would state that this
lesser or greater amount, instead of a majority, will constitute a
quorum.)
(b)
A
majority of the Directors present at the time and place of any regular or
special meeting, although less than a quorum, may adjourn the same from time
to
time without notice, whether or not a quorum exists. Notice of such adjourned
meeting shall be given to Directors not present at time of the adjournment
and,
unless the time and place of the adjourned meeting are announced at the time
of
the adjournment, to the other Directors who were present at the adjourned
meeting.
Section
7
- Manner of Acting:
(a)
At
all meetings of the Board of Directors, each director present shall have one
vote, irrespective of the number of shares of stock, if any, which he may
hold.
(b)
Except at otherwise provided by law, by the Certificate of Incorporation, or
these By Laws, action approved by a majority of the votes of the Directors
present at any meeting of
the
Board
or any committee thereof, at which a quorum is present shall be the act of
the
Board of Directors or any committee thereof.
(c)
Any
action authorized in writing made prior or subsequent to such action, by all
of
the Directors entitled to vote thereon and filed with the minutes of the
Corporation shall be the act of the Board of Directors, or any committee
thereof, and have the same force and effect as if the same had been passed
by
unanimous vote at a duly called meeting of the Board or committee for all
purposes and may be stated as such in any certificate or document filed with
the
Secretary of the State of Delaware.
(d)
Where
appropriate communications facilities are reasonably available, any or all
Directors shall have the right to participate in any Board of Directors meeting,
or a committee of the Board of Directors meeting, by means of conference
telephone or any means of communications by which all persons participating
in
the meeting are able to hear each other.
Section
8 - Vacancies:
(a)
Any
vacancy in the Board of Directors occurring by reason of an increase in the
number of Directors or by reason of the death, resignation, disqualification,
removal or inability to act of any Director, or other cause, shall be filled
by
an affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining Directors, though less than
a
quorum of the Board or by a sole remaining Director, at any regular meeting
or
special meeting of the Board of Directors called for that purpose except
whenever the shareholders of any class or classes or series thereof are entitled
to elect one or more Directors by the Certificate of Incorporation of the
Corporation, vacancies and newly created directorships of such class or classes
or series may be filled by a majority of the Directors elected by such class
or
classes or series thereof then in office, or by a sole remaining Director so
elected.
(b)
If at
any time, by reason of death or resignation or other cause, the Corporation
shall have no Directors in office, then an officer or any shareholder or an
executor, administrator, trustee, or guardian of a shareholder, or other
fiduciary entrusted with like responsibility for the person or estate of a
shareholder, may call a special meeting of shareholders to fill such vacancies
or may apply to the Court of Chancery for a decree summarily ordering an
election.
(c)
If
the Directors of the Corporation constitute less than a majority of the whole
Board, the Court of Chancery may, upon application of any shareholder or
shareholders holding at least ten percent of the total number of shares entitled
to vote for Directors, order an election to be held to fill any such vacancies
or newly created directorships.
(d)
Unless otherwise provided for by statute, the Certificate of Incorporation
or
these Bylaws, when one or more Directors shall resign from the board and such
resignation is effective at a future date, a majority of the Directors, then
in
office, including those who have so resigned, shall have the power to fill
such
vacancy or vacancies, the vote otherwise to take effect when such resignation
or
resignations shall become effective.
Section
9 - Resignation:
The
shareholders may, at any meeting, vote to accept the resignation of any
Director.
Section
10 - Removal:
One
or
more or all the Directors of the Corporation may be removed with or without
cause at any time by the shareholders, at a special meeting of the shareholders
called for that purpose, unless the Certificate of Incorporation provides that
Directors may only be removed for cause, provided however, such Director shall
not be removed if the Corporation states in its Certificate of Incorporation
that its Directors shall be elected by cumulative voting and there are a
sufficient number of shares cast against his or her removal, which if
cumulatively voted at an election of Directors would be sufficient to elect
him
or her. If a Director was elected by a voting group of shareholders, only the
shareholders of that voting group may participate in the vote to remove that
Director.
Section
11 - Compensation:
The
Board
of Directors may authorize and establish reasonable compensation of
the
Directors for services to the Corporation as Directors, including, but not
limited
to attendance at any annual or special meeting of the Board.
Section
12 - Committees:
The
Board
of Directors, by resolution adopted by a majority of the entire Board, may
from
time to time designate from among its members one or more committees, and
alternate members thereof, as they deem desirable, each consisting of one or
more members, with such powers and authority (to the extent permitted by law
and
these Bylaws) as may be provided in such resolution. Each such committee shall
serve at the pleasure of the Board and, unless otherwise stated by law, the
Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation or these Bylaws, shall be
governed by the rules and regulations stated herein regarding the Board of
Directors.
ARTICLE
IV - OFFICERS
Section
1 - Number, Qualifications, Election and Term of Office:
(a)
The
Corporation's officers shall have such titles and duties as shall be stated
in
these Bylaws or in a resolution of the Board of Directors which is not
inconsistent with these Bylaws. The officers of the Corporation shall consist
of
an officer whose duty is to record proceedings of shareholders' and Directors'
meetings and such other officers as the Board of Directors may from time to
time
deem advisable. Any officer other than the Chairman of the Board of Directors
may be, but is not required to be, a Director of the Corporation. Any two or
more offices may be held by the same person.
(b)
The
officers of the Corporation shall be elected by the Board of Directors at the
regular annual meeting of the Board following the annual meeting of
shareholders.
(c)
Each
officer shall hold office until the annual meeting of the Board of Directors
next succeeding his election, and until his successor shall have been duly
elected and qualified, subject to earlier termination by his or her death,
resignation or removal.
Section
2 - Resignation:
Any
officer may resign at any time by giving written notice of such resignation
to
the Corporation.
Section
3 - Removal:
Any
officer elected by the Board of Directors may be removed, either with or without
cause, and a successor elected by the Board at any time, and any officer or
assistant officer, if appointed by another officer, may likewise be removed
by
such officer.
Section
4 - Vacancies:
(a)
A
vacancy, however caused, occurring in the Board and any newly created
Directorships resulting from an increase in the authorized number of Directors
may be filled by the Board of Directors.
Section
5 - Bonds:
The
Corporation may require any or all of its officers or Agents to post a bond,
or
otherwise, to the Corporation for the faithful performance of their positions
or
duties.
Section
6 - Compensation:
The
compensation of the officers of the Corporation shall be fixed from time to
time
by the Board of Directors.
ARTICLE
V - SHARES OF STOCK
Section
1 - Certificate of Stock:
(a)
The
shares of the Corporation shall be represented by certificates or shall be
uncertificated shares.
(b)
Certificated shares of the Corporation shall be signed, (either manually or
by
facsimile), by the Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson, President or Vice-President
and Secretary or an Assistant Secretary or the Treasurer or Assistant Treasurer,
or any other Officer designated by the Board of Directors, certifying that
the
number of shares owned by him or her in the Corporation, provided however that
where such certificate is signed by a transfer agent or an assistant transfer
agent or by a transfer clerk acting on behalf of the Corporation and a
registrar, any such signature may be a facsimile thereof. In case any officer
who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon such
certificate, shall have ceased to be such officer before such certificate is
issued, it may be issued by the Corporation with the same effect as if he were
such officer at the date of its issue.
(c)
Certificates shall be issued in such form not inconsistent with the Certificate
of Incorporation and as shall be approved by the Board of Directors. Such
certificates shall be numbered and registered on the books of the Corporation,
in the order in which they were issued.
(d)
Except as otherwise provided by law, the rights and obligations of the holders
of uncertificated shares and the rights and obligations of the holders of
certificates representing shares of the same class and series shall be
identical.
Section
2 - Lost or Destroyed Certificates:
The
Board
of Directors may direct a new certificate or certificates to be issued in place
of any certificate or certificates theretofore issued by the Corporation alleged
to have been lost, stolen or destroyed if the owner:
(a)
so
requests before the Corporation and has given notice that the shares have been
acquired by a bona fide purchaser,
(b)
files
with the Corporation a sufficient indemnity bond; and
(c)
satisfies such other requirements, including evidence of such loss, theft or
destruction, as may be imposed by the Corporation.
Section
3 - Transfers of Shares:
(a)
Transfers or registration of transfers of shares of the Corporation shall be
made on the stock transfer books of the Corporation by the registered holder
thereof, or by his attorney duly authorized by a written power of attorney;
and
in the case of shares represented by certificates, only after the surrender
to
the Corporation of the certificates representing such shares with such shares
properly endorsed, with such evidence of the authenticity of such endorsement,
transfer, authorization and other matters as the Corporation may reasonably
require, and the payment of all stock transfer taxes due thereon.
(b)
The
Corporation shall be entitled to treat the holder of record of any share or
shares as the absolute owner thereof for all purposes and, accordingly, shall
not be bound to recognize any legal, equitable or other claim to, or interest
in, such share or shares on the part of any other person, whether or not it
shall have express or other notice thereof, except as otherwise expressly
provided by law.
Section
4 - Record Date:
(a)
The
Board of Directors may fix, in advance, which shall not be more that sixty,
nor
less than ten days before the meeting or action requiring a determination of
shareholders, as the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled
to receive notice of, or to vote at, any meeting of shareholders, or to consent
to any proposal without a meeting, or for the purpose of determining
shareholders entitled to receive payment of any dividends, or allotment of
any
rights, or for the purpose of any other action. If no record date is fixed,
the
record date for a shareholder entitled to notice of meeting shall be at the
close of business on the day preceding the day on which notice is given, or,
if
no notice is given, the day on which the meeting is held, or if notice is
waived, at the close of business on the day before the day on which the meeting
is held.
(b)
The
Board of Directors may fix a record date, which shall not precede the date
upon
which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted for shareholders entitled
to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any
rights of shareholders entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any change,
conversion or exchange of stock, or for the purpose of any other lawful action,
provided that such record date shall not be more than sixty days before such
action.
(c)
The
Board of Directors may fix, in advance, a date which shall not precede the
date
upon which the resolution fixing the record is adopted by the Board of
Directors, and which date shall not be more than ten days after the date upon
which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of
Directors. If no record date is fixed and no prior action is required by the
Board, the record date for determining shareholders entitled to consent to
corporate action in writing without a meeting, shall be the first date on which
a signed written consent setting forth the action taken or proposed to be taken
in delivered to the Corporation by delivery by hand or by certified or
registered mail, return receipt requested, to its registered office in this
State, its principal place of business, or an officer or agent of the
Corporation having custody of the book in which proceedings of meetings of
shareholders are recorded. If no record date is fixed by the Board of Directors
and prior action is required by law, the record date for determining
shareholders entitled to consent to corporate action in writing without a
meeting shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board of
Directors adopts the resolution taking such prior action.
(d)
A
determination of shareholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a
shareholders' meeting is effective for any adjournment of the meeting unless
the
Board of Directors fixes a new record date for the adjourned
meeting.
ARTICLE
VI - DIVIDENDS
Subject
to applicable law, dividends may be declared and paid out of any funds available
therefor, as often, in such amounts, and at such time or times as the Board
of
Directors may determine.
ARTICLE
VII - FISCAL YEAR
The
fiscal year of the Corporation shall be fixed, and shall be subject to change
by
the Board of Directors from time to time, subject to applicable
law.
ARTICLE
VIII - CORPORATE SEAL
The
corporate seal, if any, shall be in such form as shall be prescribed and
altered, from time to time, by the Board of Directors.
ARTICLE
IX - AMENDMENTS
Section
1 - Initial Bylaws:
The
initial Bylaws of the Corporation shall be adopted by the Board of Directors
at
its organizational meeting.
Section
2 - By Shareholders:
All
By-Laws of the Corporation shall be subject to alteration or repeal, and new
By-Laws may be made, by a majority vote of the shareholders at the time entitled
to vote in the election of Directors even though these Bylaws may also be
altered, amended or repealed by the Board of Directors.
Section
3 - By Directors:
The
Board
of Directors shall have power to make, adopt, alter, amend and repeal, from
time
to time, By-Laws of the Corporation; however, Bylaws made by the Board may
be
altered or repealed, and new Bylaws made by the shareholders.
ARTICLE
X - WAIVER OF NOTICE:
Whenever
any notice is required to be given by law, the Certificate of Incorporation
or
these Bylaws, the meeting of shareholders, Board of Directors, or committee
thereof, or attendance at the meeting by any person, shall constitute a waiver
of notice of such meeting, except when the person attends the meeting for the
express purpose of objecting at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction
of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Neither
the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any regular or special
meeting of shareholders, Directors or committee thereof needs to be specified
in
any written waiver of notice.
ARTICLE
XI - INTERESTED DIRECTORS:
No
contract or transaction shall be void or voidable if such contract or
transaction is between the Corporation and one or more of its Directors or
officers, or between the Corporation and any other corporation, partnership,
association, or other organization in which one or more of its Directors or
officers, are Directors or Officers, or have a financial interest, which such
Director or officer is present at or participates in the meeting of the Board
or
committee which authorizes the contract or transaction or his, her or their
votes are counted for such purpose, if:
(a)
the
material facts as to his, her or their relationship or interest and as to the
contract or transaction are disclosed or are known to the Board of Directors
or
the committee, and the Board or committee in good faith authorizes the contract
or transaction by the affirmative votes of a majority of the disinterested
Directors, even though the disinterested Directors be less than a quorum;
or
(b)
the
material facts as to his, her or their relationship or relationships or interest
or interests and as to the contract or transaction are disclosed or are known
to
the shareholders entitled to vote thereon, and the contract or transaction
is
specifically approved in good faith by vote of the shareholders; or
(c)
the
contract or transaction is fair as to the Corporation as of the time it is
authorized, approved or ratified, by the Board of Directors, a committee or
the
shareholders. Such interested Directors may be counted when determining the
presence of a quorum at the Board of Directors or committee meeting authorizing
the contract or transaction.
ARTICLE
XII - FORM OF RECORDS:
Any
records maintained by the Corporation in its regular course of business,
including, but not limited to, its stock ledger, books of account and minute
book, may be kept on, or be in the form of punch cards, magnetic tape,
photographs, micro-photographs or any other information storage device, provided
that the records so kept may be converted into clearly legible written form
within a reasonable time. The Corporation shall so convert any of such records
so kept upon the request of any person entitled to inspect the
same.
SECURITIES
PURCHASE AGREEMENT
BY
AND AMONG
CATALYST
LIGHTING GROUP, INC.
AND
KIG
INVESTORS I, LLC
DATED
AS OF AUGUST 22, 2007
SECURITIES
PURCHASE AGREEMENT
THIS
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (the “
Agreement
”)
is
made and entered into as of August 22, 2007, by and among KIG Investors I,
LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company (the "
Buyer
")
and
Catalyst Lighting Group, Inc. a Delaware corporation (the “
Company
").
RECITALS
A.
The
Company currently has 4,190,642 shares of common stock, $0.01 par value, issued
and outstanding (“
Common
Stock
”).
B.
The
Company desires to issue to the Buyer 1,572,770 shares of Series A Convertible
Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value (“
Preferred
Shares
”)
which
are convertible into 25,620,147 shares of Common Stock (“
Conversion
Shares
”),
and
the Buyer desires to purchase the Preferred Shares from the Company
(“
Stock
Issuance
”),
for a
purchase price of $157,277, or $0.10 per share, and on such other terms and
conditions set forth herein.
C.
As
a
condition of the Stock Issuance, the proceeds of the purchase price from the
Stock Issuance shall be used to pay certain liabilities and obligations of
the
Company, all as more specifically set forth herein.
D.
As
a
further condition to the Stock Issuance, the Company shall have entered into
certain settlement and release agreements (“
Settlement
Agreements
”)
with
certain creditors of the Company (“
Settlement
Creditors
”)
pursuant to which such creditors have agreed to accept, in the aggregate, up
to
11,542,574 shares of the Company common stock (“
Settlement
Shares
”)
in
exchange for each creditor’s agreement to terminate and cancel any and all
agreements and contracts with the Company (including any warrants to purchase
shares of the Company’s common stock) and to irrevocably release the Company
from any and all debts, liabilities and obligations, pursuant to the terms
and
conditions set forth in such Settlement Agreements, which such terms and
conditions shall be acceptable to the Buyer.
E.
In
connection with the Stock Issuance, the Conversion Shares underlying the
Preferred Shares issued by the Company to the Buyer will be granted registration
rights pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in a certain registration
rights agreement between the Company, the Buyer and the Settlement Creditors,
the form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A (“
Registration
Rights Agreement
”).
F.
The
execution and delivery of this Agreement, the consummation of the transactions
contemplated under this Agreement and the execution and delivery of the
Registration Rights Agreement have been duly authorized and approved by the
directors of the Company, and no approval of the stockholders of the Company
is
required with respect to any of the foregoing.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the above recitals, the covenants, promises
and
representations set forth herein, and for other good and valuable consideration,
the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree
as follows:
ARTICLE
I
SALE
AND PURCHASE
1.1
Sale
and Purchase of Shares; Registration Rights
.
At
the
Closing and subject to and upon the terms and conditions of this Agreement,
the
Company agrees to sell and issue to the Buyer, and the Buyer agrees to purchase
from the Company, the Preferred Shares. The Preferred Shares, when issued,
shall
have registration rights pursuant to the terms and conditions of the
Registration Rights Agreement, which Registration Rights Agreement shall be
executed and delivered by the Company and the Buyer at Closing. As of Closing,
the Preferred Shares shall constitute not less than 61.8% of the issued and
outstanding shares of the Company’s Common Stock on an as-converted and fully
diluted basis. The sale and purchase of Preferred Shares contemplated hereunder
shall be referred to herein as the "
Transaction
"
or the
“
Stock
Issuance
”.
1.2
Closing
.
Unless
this Agreement shall have been terminated pursuant to Article VIII hereof,
and
subject to the satisfaction and waiver of the conditions set forth in Article
VI
hereof, the closing of the Transaction (the “
Closing
”)
shall
take place at the offices of the Buyer on a date not later than three (3)
business following the satisfaction or and waiver of the conditions set forth
in
Article VI hereof or such other date mutually agreeable to the Buyer and the
Company (the “
Closing
Date
”).
1.3
Purchase
Price
.
The
aggregate purchase price for the Preferred Shares shall be One Hundred
Fifty-Seven Thousand Two Hundred Seventy-Seven Dollars ($157,277) ("
Purchase
Price
").
1.4
Issuance
of Certificates Representing the Preferred Shares
.
At
Closing, the Company shall deliver certificate(s) representing the Preferred
Shares with the restrictive legend under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(“
Securities
Act
”).
1.5
Taking
of Necessary Action; Further Action
.
If,
at
any time after the Closing, any further action is necessary or desirable to
carry out the purposes of this Agreement and to vest Buyer with full right,
title and possession to the Preferred Shares, the Company will take all such
lawful and necessary action.
ARTICLE
II
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF
THE
COMPANY
The
Company hereby represents and warrants to, and covenants with, the Buyer, as
follows:
2.1
Organization
and Qualification
.
(a)
The
Company is a corporation duly incorporated or organized, validly existing and
in
good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has the requisite
corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its assets and
properties and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted by the
Company. The Company is in possession of all franchises, grants, authorizations,
licenses, permits, easements, consents, certificates, approvals and orders
(“
Approvals
”)
necessary to own, lease and operate the properties it purports to own, operate
or lease and to carry on its business as it is now being by the Company. The
Company is duly qualified to conduct its business in each state and each foreign
jurisdiction in which is required to do so. The Company has filed each annual
corporate or information report (“
Annual
Report
”)
required to be filed by it in the state of Delaware and in each state and
foreign jurisdiction in which it is required to be qualified to do business
as a
foreign corporation. Complete and correct copies of the articles of
incorporation or organization and by-laws (or other comparable governing
instruments with different names) (collectively referred to herein as
"
Charter
Documents
")
of the
Company, as amended and currently in effect, and each Annual Report filed by
the
Company have been heretofore delivered to the Buyer. The Company is not in
violation of any of the provisions of the Company's Charter
Documents.
(b)
The
minute books of the Company contain true, complete and accurate records of
all
meetings and consents in lieu of meetings of its Board of Directors (and any
committees thereof), similar governing bodies and stockholders ("
Corporate
Records
"),
since
the time of the Company's organization. Copies of such Corporate Records of
the
Company have been heretofore delivered to the Buyer.
(c)
The
Company has heretofore delivered to the Buyer a true, complete and accurate
record of the registered ownership of the Company's capital stock maintained
by
the Transfer Agent as of a recent date acceptable to the Buyer and a record
of
the beneficial ownership of the Company’s capital stock as of a recent date
acceptable to the Buyer, together stock transfer and issuance ledgers and
records from the Transfer Agent ("
Stock
Records
").
2.2
Subsidiaries
.
Whitco
Company, LP (“
Whitco
”),
a
Texas limited partnership, was formerly a wholly-owned subsidiary of the
Company, but Whitco was dissolved and terminated as a result of the dissolution
of Whitco Management, LLC (“
Whitco
Management
”),
a
Delaware limited liability company and sole general partner of Whitco. The
Company was the sole member of Whitco Management.
2.3
Authority
Relative to this Agreement
.
The
Company has all necessary corporate power and authority to execute and deliver
this Agreement, to perform its obligations hereunder and to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby (including the Transaction). The execution
and
delivery of this Agreement and the consummation by the Company of the
transactions contemplated hereby (including the Transaction) have been duly
and
validly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of Company
(including the approval by its board of directors), and no other corporate
proceedings on the part of the Company (including the approval of the Company’s
stockholders) are necessary to authorize this Agreement or to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been duly and validly
executed and delivered by the Company and, assuming the due authorization,
execution and delivery thereof by the Buyer, constitutes the legal and binding
obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with
its terms, except as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization
or
other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and
by general principles of equity and public policy.
2.4
No
Conflict; Required Filings and Consents
.
(a)
The
execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company do not, and the
performance of this Agreement by the Company shall not: (i) conflict with or
violate the Company's Charter Documents, (ii) conflict with or violate any
Legal
Requirements to which the Company is bound, or (iii) result in any breach of
or
constitute a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of time or both
would become a default) under, or materially impair the Company’s rights or
alter the rights or obligations of any third party under, or give to others
any
rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, or result
in
the creation of a lien or encumbrance on any of the properties or assets of
the
Company pursuant to any Contracts (as defined in Section 2.16) except, with
respect to clauses (ii) or (iii), for any such conflicts, violations, breaches,
defaults or other occurrences that would not, individually and in the aggregate,
have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company, taken as a whole. For purposes
of
this Agreement, “
Legal
Requirements
”
means
any federal, state, local, municipal, foreign or other law, statute,
constitution, principle of common law, resolution, ordinance, code, edict,
decree, rule, regulation, ruling or requirement issued, enacted, adopted,
promulgated, implemented or otherwise put into effect by or under the authority
of any Governmental Entity (as defined in Section 2.4(b)), and all requirements
set forth in applicable Contracts.
(b)
The
execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company does, and the
performance of its obligations hereunder will not, require any consent,
approval, authorization or permit of, filing with, or notification to, any
court, administrative agency, commission, governmental or regulatory authority,
domestic or foreign (a “
Governmental
Entity
”),
except for applicable requirements, if any, of the Securities Act, the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “
Exchange
Act
”),
state
securities laws
(“Blue
Sky Laws
”),
and
the rules and regulations thereunder, and appropriate documents with the
relevant authorities of other jurisdictions in which the Company is qualified
to
do business.
2.5
Capitalization
.
(a)
The
authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 40,000,000 shares of common
stock, $0.01 par value ("
Common
Stock
")
and
10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $0.01 par value ("
Preferred
Stock
")
of
which 1,600,000 shares will be designated as Series A Convertible Preferred
Stock pursuant to the Certificate of Designations of Series A Convertible
Preferred Stock attached hereto as
Exhibit
B
)
("
Series
A Preferred Stock Designations
").
At
the close of business on the business day prior to the date hereof:, (i)
4,190,642 shares of the Company’s common stock were issued and outstanding, all
of which are validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable; (ii) no shares of
the
Company’s preferred stock were issued and outstanding; (iii) no options to
purchase the Company’s common stock were outstanding; (iv) warrants to purchase
40,433 shares of the Company’s common stock were outstanding (which excludes
warrants to be cancelled under the Settlement Agreements and warrants to be
cancelled by Keating Investments, LLC) )(“
Warrants
”);
and
(v) no notes, debentures or securities convertible into the Company’s common
stock are outstanding (other than convertible notes held by Laurus Master Fund,
Ltd. which will be terminated and canceled under the Settlement Agreements
(“
Laurus
Notes
”)).
All
shares of the Company’s common stock subject to issuance as aforesaid, upon
issuance on the terms and conditions specified in the instrument pursuant to
which they are issuable, will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid
and
nonassessable. All securities of the Company have been issued and granted in
compliance with (i) all applicable securities laws and regulations, (ii) all
Legal Requirements, and (iii) all requirements set forth in any applicable
contracts. Prior to Closing, there will an aggregate of 1,600,000 shares of
authorized but unissued shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, par
value $0.01 per share (“
Series
A Preferred Stock
”),
which, subject to the approval of the Company’s stockholders of the Reverse
Split (as defined herein) and the Certificate of Amendment (as defined herein),
which approval in any case shall be required to have occurred subsequent to
the
Closing (“
Stockholder
Approval
”):
(i)
shall be convertible into 16.28982 shares of Common Stock for each share of
Series A Preferred Stock, subject to adjustment for the Reverse Split. Upon
the
issuance of the shares of the Series A Preferred Stock, and, subject to the
Stockholder Approval, the Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion thereof,
when issued, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. The term
“
Reverse
Split
”
shall
mean a 1-for-10 reverse stock split of the Company’s outstanding shares of
common stock, and the “
Certificate
of Amendment
”
shall
mean the amendment to the Company’s certificate of incorporation which, in
addition to the Reverse Split, provides for an increase in the authorized shares
of the Company’s common stock from 40,000,000 shares to 200,000,000 shares, and
the reduction of the par value for the Company’s common and preferred stock from
$0.01 to $0.0001 per share.
(b)
Except
for the Warrants, Laurus Notes and the Settlement Agreements, (i) there are
no
subscriptions, options, warrants, equity securities, partnership interests
or
similar ownership interests, calls, rights (including preemptive rights),
commitments or agreements of any character to which the Company is a party
or by
which it is bound obligating the Company to issue, deliver or sell, or cause
to
be issued, delivered or sold, or to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire,
or
cause the repurchase, redemption or acquisition of, any shares of capital stock,
partnership interests or similar ownership interests of the Company or
obligating the Company to grant, extend, accelerate the vesting of or enter
into
any such subscription, option, warrant, equity security, call, right, commitment
or agreement, (ii) there are no lock up agreements or other agreements affecting
the transfer of any equity security of any class of the Company, and (iii)
there
are no bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness of the Company issued
or
outstanding having the right to vote (or convertible into, or exchangeable
for,
securities having the right to vote) on any matters on which the stockholders
of
the Company may vote.
(c)
Except
as
contemplated by this Agreement and under the Settlement Agreements, there are
no
registration rights, and there is no voting trust, proxy, rights plan,
anti-takeover plan, or other agreement or understanding to which the Company
is
a party or by which the Company is bound with respect to any equity security
of
any class of the Company.
(d)
The
Preferred Shares to be issued with respect to the Transaction contemplated
under
this Agreement shall, when issued, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully
paid and nonassessable, shall be free and clear of all liens, claims, charges,
encumbrances, pledges, mortgages, security interests, options, rights to
acquire, proxies, voting trusts or similar agreements, restrictions on transfer
or adverse claims of any nature whatsoever (“
Liens
”)
and
shall have been issued in compliance with all Legal Requirements.
2
.6
Compliance
.
The
Company
has complied with, are not in violation of, any laws, rules or regulations
of
any Governmental Entity including, without limitation, any and all applicable
securities laws and regulations, environmental laws and regulations, and laws
and regulations regarding hazardous and toxic substances and materials, except
for failures to comply or violations which, individually or in the aggregate,
have not had and are not reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect
on
the Company.
2.7
Financial
Statements; Filings
.
(a)
The
Company has made available to the Buyer each report and statement filed by
the
Company with any Governmental Entity (the “
Company
Reports
”),
which
are all the forms, reports and documents required to be filed by the Company
with any Governmental Entity, and such Company Reports are true, correct and
complete. As of their respective dates, the Company Reports (i) were prepared
in
accordance and complied in all material respects with the requirements of the
applicable Governmental Entity, and the rules and regulations of such
Governmental Entities applicable to such Company Reports, and (ii) did not
at
the time they were filed (and if amended or superseded by a filing prior to
the
date of this Agreement then on the date of such filing and as so amended or
superceded) contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state
a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the
statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made,
not misleading. Except to the extent set forth in the preceding sentence, the
Company makes no representation or warranty whatsoever concerning the Company
Reports as of any time other than the time they were filed.
(b)
The
Company has provided to the Buyer a correct and complete copy of the audited
financial statements (including, in each case, any related notes thereto) of
the
Company and each Subsidiary for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2004 and
2003, complied as to form in all material respects with the published rules
and
regulations of any applicable Governmental Entity, prepared in accordance with
the generally accepted accounting principles of the United States ("
U.S.
GAAP
")
applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved (except as may
be
indicated in the notes thereto), audited by a certifying accountant registered
with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (“
PCAOB
”),
and
each fairly presents in all material respects the financial position of the
Company and Subsidiaries at the respective dates thereof and the results of
its
operations and cash flows for the periods indicated.
(c)
The
Company shall provide to the Buyer prior to the Closing, a correct and complete
copy of the audited consolidated financial statements (including all related
notes thereto) of the Company for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2005,
complied as to form in all material respects with the published rules and
regulations of any applicable Governmental Entity, prepared in accordance with
U.S. GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved (except
as may be indicated in the notes thereto), and fairly presenting in all material
respects the financial position of the Company and Subsidiaries at the date
thereof and the results of its operations and cash flows for the periods
indicated.
(d)
The
Company has previously furnished to the Buyer a complete and correct copy of
any
amendments or modifications, which have not yet been filed with the applicable
Governmental Entities but which are required to be filed with respect to the
Company, to agreements, documents or other instruments which previously had
been
filed by the Company with the applicable Governmental Entities pursuant to
applicable rules and regulations. The books of account and other financial
records of the Company have been maintained in accordance with good business
practice.
(e)
On
December 27, 2005, the Company filed Form 15-12G (“
Form
15
”)
to
withdraw the registration of its common stock under the Exchange Act, the Form
15 was true, accurate and complete, and the Company did not receive any notice
or comment from the SEC with respect thereto. Accordingly, none of the Company’s
securities are currently registered under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act.
2.8
No
Liabilities
.
Except
as
set forth in
Schedule
2.8
hereto
and except for the obligations of the Company under the Settlement Agreements
and Registration Rights Agreement, the Company has no Liabilities. For purposes
of this Agreement, “
Liability
”
or
“
Liabilities
”
shall
mean all debts, liabilities and obligations, direct, indirect, absolute or
contingent of the Company, whether accrued, vested or otherwise, whether known
or unknown and whether or not reflected, or required in accordance with U.S.
GAAP to be reflected, in the Company’s balance sheet. The proceeds of the
Purchase Price will be sufficient to pay and satisfy in full, at Closing, all
Liabilities set forth on
Schedule
2.8
hereto
(“
Scheduled
Liabilities
”).
2.9
Absence
of Certain Changes or Events
.
Since
September 30, 2006, there has not been: (i) any Material Adverse Effect on
the
Company, (ii) any declaration, setting aside or payment of any dividend on,
or
other distribution (whether in cash, stock or property) in respect of, any
of
the Company’s capital stock, or any purchase, redemption or other acquisition of
any of the Company’s capital stock or any other securities of the Company or any
options, warrants, calls or rights to acquire any such shares or other
securities, (iii) any split, combination or reclassification of any of the
Company’s capital stock, (iv) any granting by the Company of any increase in
compensation or fringe benefits, except for normal increases of cash
compensation in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice,
(v) any material change by the Company in its accounting methods, principles
or
practices, except as required by concurrent changes in U.S. GAAP, (vi) any
change in the auditors of the Company, (vii) any issuance of capital stock
of
the Company, or (vii) any revaluation by the Company of any of their respective
assets, other than in the ordinary course of business.
2.10
Litigation
.
T
here
are
no claims, suits, actions or proceedings (at law or in equity) pending or
threatened against the Company, before any Governmental Entity or arbitrator
(including, without limitation, any allegation of criminal conduct or a
violation of the Racketeer and Influenced Corrupt Practices, as amended), and
the Company is not subject to any outstanding order, writ, judgment, injunction,
order, decree or arbitration order. There are no suits, actions, claims,
proceedings pending or threatened, seeking to prevent, hinder, modify or
challenge the transactions contemplated under this Agreement.
2.11
Employee
Benefit Plans
.
(a)
The
Company does not have in place any arrangement or policy (written or oral)
providing for insurance coverage, workers’ compensation, disability benefits,
supplemental unemployment benefits, vacation benefits, severance or termination
benefits, retirement or deferred compensation, profit sharing, bonuses, stock
options, stock appreciation rights, stock purchases or other forms of incentive
compensation or post-retirement insurance, compensation or benefits which is
maintained or administered by the Company, or to which the Company contributes,
and which covers any employee or former employee of the Company or under which
the Company has any liability, including any “employee welfare benefit plan,”
“employee benefit plan” and “employee pension benefit plan” as defined under the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“
ERISA
”).
(b)
Neither
the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby will result in any payment (including
severance, unemployment compensation, golden parachute, bonus or otherwise)
becoming due to any stockholder, director, employee or consultant of the
Company.
2.12
Labor
Matters
.
The
Company is not a party to any collective bargaining agreements or labor union
contract. There are no strikes or labor disputes or lawsuits, unfair labor
or
unlawful employment practice charges, contract grievances or similar actions
pending or threatened by any of the employees, former employees or employment
applicants of the Company.
2.13
Restrictions
on Business Activities
.
There
is
no agreement, commitment, judgment, injunction, order or decree binding upon
Company or to which Company is a party which has or could reasonably be expected
to have the effect of prohibiting or materially impairing any business practice
of the Company, any acquisition of property by the Company or the current or
future conduct of business by the Company.
2.14
Taxes
.
(a)
Definition
of Taxes
.
For
the
purposes of this Agreement, “
Tax
”
or
“
Taxes
”
refers
to any and all federal, state, local and foreign taxes, including, without
limitation, gross receipts, income, profits, sales, use, occupation, value
added, ad valorem, transfer, franchise, withholding, payroll, recapture,
employment, excise and property taxes, assessments, governmental charges and
duties together with all interest, penalties and additions imposed with respect
to any such amounts and any obligations under any agreements or arrangements
with any other person with respect to any such amounts and including any
liability of a predecessor entity for any such amounts.
(b)
Tax
Returns and Audits
.
(i)
the
Company has timely filed all federal, state, local and foreign returns,
estimates, information statements and reports relating to Taxes (“
Returns
”)
required to be filed by the Company with any Tax authority prior to the date
hereof, except such Returns which are not material to the Company and for those
income tax returns for the Company’s fiscal year ended September 30, 2006. All
such Returns are true, correct and complete in all material respects. The
Company has paid all Taxes shown to be due on such Returns.
(ii)
All
Taxes
that the Company is required by law to withhold or collect have been duly
withheld or collected, and have been paid over to the proper governmental
authorities.
(iii)
The
Company has not been delinquent in the payment of any material Tax nor is there
any material Tax deficiency outstanding, proposed or assessed against the
Company, nor has the Company executed any unexpired waiver of any statute of
limitations on or extending the period for the assessment or collection of
any
Tax.
(iv)
No
audit
or other examination of any Return of the Company by any Tax authority is
presently in progress, nor has the Company been notified of any request for
such
an audit or other examination.
(v)
No
adjustment relating to any Returns filed by the Company has been proposed in
writing, formally or informally, by any Tax authority to the Company or any
representative thereof.
(vi)
The
Company has no liability for any Taxes for its current fiscal year, whether
or
not such Taxes are currently due and payable.
2.15
No
Brokers; Third Party Expenses
.
Neither
the
Neither
company nor the principals of the Company have incurred, nor will they incur,
directly or indirectly, any liability for brokerage commissions in connection
with this Agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby.
2.16
Agreements,
Contracts and Commitments
.
Except
as set forth in
Schedule
2.16
,
(a)
there are no written employment agreements, termination or severance agreements,
or consulting agreements with the current or former officers, directors,
employees or consultants of the Company and to which the Company is a party;
(b)
the Company is not a party to and is not bound by any commitment, agreement
or
other instrument which contemplates payment of any monies or which is otherwise
material to the operations, assets or financial condition of the Company,
including but not limited to any royalty, franchising fees, or any other fee
based on a percentage of revenues or income; (c) the Company is not a party
to
and is not bound by any commitment, agreement or instrument which limits the
freedom of the Company to compete in any line of business or with any Person;
and (d) the Company is not in default in any material respect under any material
lease, contract, mortgage, indentures, note, deed of trust, loan agreement,
bond, guaranty, liens, license, permit, franchise, purchase orders, sales
orders, arbitration awards, judgments, decrees, orders, documents, instruments,
understandings and commitments, or other instrument or obligation of any kind,
whether written or oral. True, correct and complete copies of each contract,
commitment, agreement, obligation or instrument to which the Company is
currently a party or bound under (or written summaries in the case of oral
contracts) have been heretofore delivered to the Buyer.
2.17
Interested
Party Transactions
.
No
employee, officer, director or 5% or more stockholder of the Company or a member
of his or her immediate family is indebted to the Company, nor is the Company
indebted (or committed to make loans or extend or guarantee credit) to any
of
them, other than (i) for payment of salary for services rendered, (ii)
reimbursement for reasonable expenses incurred on behalf of the Company, and
(iii) for other employee benefits made generally available to all employees,
and
all related party transactions between such persons and the Company have been
fully and properly disclosed in the Company Reports.
2.18
Pink
Sheet Quotation
.
The
Company's common stock is quoted on the “pink sheets’ quotation system
maintained by Pink Sheets, LLC. There is no action or proceeding pending or,
to
Company's knowledge, threatened against the Company by NASDAQ or the National
Association of Securities Dealers ("
NASD
")
with
respect to any intention by such entities to prohibit or terminate the quotation
of the Company’s Common Stock on the “pink sheets.” There is no action pending
or threatened, to Company's knowledge, by any market maker in the Company's
common stock to discontinue their market making activities with respect thereto.
2.19
Investment
Company Act
.
The
Company is not an “investment company” or an “affiliated person” of or
“promoter” or “principal underwriter” or an “investment company” as such terms
are defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, nor is the
Company otherwise subject to regulation thereunder. The Company is not a
“holding company” as that term is defined in, and is not otherwise subject to
regulation under, the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935.
2.20
Bankruptcy
and Criminal Proceedings
.
Except
for the filing by the Company on July 25, 2006 of a voluntary petition for
relief under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, which petition was
dismissed on January 9, 2007, neither the Company and its respective officers,
directors, affiliates, promoters nor any predecessor of the Company have been
subject to or suffered any of the following:
(a)
a
petition under the Federal bankruptcy laws or any other insolvency or moratorium
law or has a receiver, fiscal agent or similar officer been appointed by a
court
for such person, or any partnership in which such person was a general partner
at or within two years before the time of such filing, or any corporation or
business association of which such person was an executive officer at or within
two years before the time of such filing;
(b)
a
conviction in a criminal proceeding or a named subject of a pending criminal
proceeding (excluding traffic violations which do not relate to driving while
intoxicated or driving under the influence);
(c)
any
order, judgment or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated,
of
any court of competent jurisdiction, permanently or temporarily enjoining,
barring suspending or otherwise limiting such person’s involvement in any type
of business, securities or banking activities;
or
(d)
been
found guilty by a court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action or by the
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“
SEC
”),
the
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“
CFTC
”)
or
state securities regulators and commissions to have violated any federal or
state securities or commodities law, regulation or decree and the judgment
in
such civil action or finding by the SEC, CFTC or state securities regulators
or
commissions has not been subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated.
2.21
Assets;
Properties and Insurance
.
At
Closing, the Company will not have any assets, whether tangible or intangible,
will not own any real or personal property and will not maintain any insurance
of any kind.
2.22
Environmental
Matters
.
The
Company: (a) has not received any written notice, citation, claim, assessment,
proposed assessment or demand for abatement alleging that it is responsible
for
the correction or cleanup of any condition resulting from a violation of any
law, ordinance or other governmental regulation regarding environmental matters;
(b) has no knowledge that any toxic or hazardous substances or materials have
been emitted, generated, disposed of or stored on any real property owned or
leased by it, or owned or controlled by it as a trustee or fiduciary
(collectively, the “
Properties
”),
in
any manner that violates or, after the lapse of time may violate, any presently
existing federal, foreign, regional, state or local law or regulation governing
or pertaining to such substances and materials; and (c) has no knowledge that,
during its ownership or lease of such Properties, any of such Properties has
been operated in any manner that violated any applicable federal, foreign,
regional, state or local law or regulation governing or pertaining to toxic
or
hazardous substances and materials.
2.23
Intellectual
Property
.
There
are no arrangements relating to the use by the Company of any intellectual
property owned by another Person, and the Company has not at any time been
in
breach of such arrangements. The Company has not granted and is not obligated
to
grant a license, assignment or other right with respect to any intellectual
property.
2.24
Representations
and Warranties Complete
.
The
representations and warranties of the Company included in this Agreement and
any
list, statement, document or information set forth in, or attached to, any
Schedule provided pursuant to this Agreement or delivered hereunder, are true
and complete in all material respects and do not contain any untrue statement
of
a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein
or necessary to make the statements contained therein not misleading, under
the
circumstance under which they were made.
ARTICLE
III
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE BUYER
Buyer
represents and warrants to, and covenants with, the Company, as follows:
3.1
Organization
.
The
Buyer is a limited liability company duly organized and validly existing under
the laws of the State of Delaware and has the requisite power and authority
to
own, lease and operate its assets and properties and to carry on its business
as
it is now being or currently planned by the Buyer to be
conducted.
3.2
Authority
Relative to this Agreement
.
The
Buyer has full power and authority to: (i) execute, deliver and perform this
Agreement, and each ancillary document which the Buyer has executed or delivered
or is to execute or deliver pursuant to this Agreement, and (ii) carry out
the
Buyer's obligations hereunder and thereunder and, to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby (including the Transaction). The execution and delivery
of
this Agreement and the consummation by the Buyer of the transactions
contemplated hereby (including the Transaction) have been duly and validly
authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Buyer (including the
approval by its Board of Managers), and no other proceedings on the part of
the
Buyer are necessary to authorize this Agreement or to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been duly and validly
executed and delivered by the Buyer and, assuming the due authorization,
execution and delivery thereof by the Company, constitutes the legal and binding
obligation of the Buyer, enforceable against the Buyer in accordance with its
terms, except as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or
other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and
by general principles of equity and public policy.
3.3
No
Conflict; Required Filings and Consents
.
(a)
The
execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Buyer does not, and the
performance of this Agreement by the Buyer, shall not: (i) conflict with or
violate the Buyer's certificate of organization or operating agreement, or
(ii)
subject to obtaining the adoption of this Agreement and the Transaction by
the
Board of Managers, conflict with or violate any laws or
regulations.
(b)
The
execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Buyer does not, and the
performance of its obligations hereunder will not, require any consent,
approval, authorization or permit of, or filing with or notification to, any
Governmental Entity, except for applicable requirements, if any, of the Exchange
Act and the rules and regulations thereunder.
3.4
Brokers
.
The
Buyer has not incurred, nor will it incur, directly or indirectly, any liability
for brokerage or finders' fees or agent’s commissions or any similar charges in
connection with this Agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby.
3.5
Approval
.
The
Board of Managers of the Buyer has, as of the date of this Agreement,
unanimously declared the advisability of the Transaction and approved this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.
3.6
Acquisition
of Shares for Investment
.
The
Buyer is an “accredited investor,” as such term is defined in Section 2(15) of
the Securities Act and Rule 501 of Regulation D promulgated thereunder, the
Buyer is purchasing the Preferred Shares (and upon conversion, the Conversion
Shares) for the Buyer’s own account, solely for investment purposes, and not
with a view to, or for resale in connection with, any distribution thereof
or
with any present intention of distributing or selling any of the Preferred
Shares (and upon conversion, the Conversion Shares), except as allowed by the
Securities Act, or any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. The Buyer
understands and agrees that the Preferred Shares (and upon conversion, the
Conversion Shares) being acquired pursuant to this Agreement have not been
registered under the Securities Act or under any applicable state securities
laws and may not be sold, pledged, assigned, hypothecated or otherwise
transferred ("
Transfer
"),
except pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities
Act
or pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act, the
availability of which shall be established to the satisfaction of the Company
at
or prior to the time of Transfer. The Buyer acknowledges that it must bear
the
economic risk of its investment in the Preferred Shares (and upon conversion,
the Conversion Shares) for an indefinite period of time since the Preferred
Shares (and upon conversion, the Conversion Shares) have not been registered
under the Securities Act and therefore cannot be sold unless the Preferred
Shares (and upon conversion, the Conversion Shares) are subsequently registered
or an exemption form registration is available. The Buyer has received and
reviewed such information concerning the Company as it deems necessary to
evaluate the risks and merits of its investment in the Company. The Buyer has
such knowledge and experience in financial matters as to be capable of
evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the Preferred Shares (and
upon conversion, the Conversion Shares). The sale of the Preferred Shares (and
upon conversion, the Conversion Shares) to the Buyer is being made without
any
public solicitation or advertisements.
3.7
Bankruptcy
and Criminal Proceedings
.
Neither
the Buyer nor its managers, affiliates, promoters nor any predecessor of the
Buyer have been subject to or suffered any of the following:
(a)
a
petition under the Federal bankruptcy laws or any other insolvency or moratorium
law or has a receiver, fiscal agent or similar officer been appointed by a
court
for such person, or any partnership in which such person was a general partner
at or within two years before the time of such filing, or any corporation or
business association of which such person was an executive officer at or within
two years before the time of such filing;
(b)
a
conviction in a criminal proceeding or a named subject of a pending criminal
proceeding (excluding traffic violations which do not relate to driving while
intoxicated or driving under the influence);
(c)
any
order, judgment or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated,
of
any court of competent jurisdiction, permanently or temporarily enjoining,
barring suspending or otherwise limiting such person’s involvement in any type
of business, securities or banking activities; or
(d)
been
found guilty by a court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action or by the
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“
SEC
”),
the
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“
CFTC
”)
or
state securities regulators and commissions to have violated any federal or
state securities or commodities law, regulation or decree and the judgment
in
such civil action or finding by the SEC, CFTC or state securities regulators
or
commissions has not been subsequently reversed, suspended or
vacated.
3.8
Representations
and Warranties Complete
.
The
representations and warranties of the Buyer included in this Agreement and
any
list, statement, document or information set forth in, or attached to, any
Schedule provided pursuant to this Agreement or delivered hereunder, are true
and complete in all material respects and do not contain any untrue statement
of
a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein
or necessary to make the statements contained therein not misleading, under
the
circumstance under which they were made.
ARTICLE
IV
CONDUCT
PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVE TIME
During
the period from the date of this Agreement and continuing until the earlier
of
the termination of this Agreement pursuant to its terms or the Closing, the
Company, except to the extent that the Buyer shall otherwise consent in writing,
shall carry on its business in the usual, regular and ordinary course consistent
with past practices, in substantially the same manner as heretofore conducted
and in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations, pay its debts and
taxes when due subject to good faith disputes over such debts or taxes, pay
or
perform other material obligations when due, and use its commercially reasonable
efforts consistent with past practices and policies to preserve substantially
intact its present business organization.
ARTICLE
V
ADDITIONAL
AGREEMENTS
5.1
Payment
of Company Closing Obligations
.
Any and
all
debts,
liabilities or obligations of the Company, whether or not such obligations
are
due at the time of Closing (including, without limitation: (i) the Scheduled
Liabilities and all fees and expenses incurred by the Company for attorneys,
accountants, advisors and consultants in connection with the Transaction, and
(ii) any advances made to the Company, or any expenses paid on behalf of the
Company, by the Buyer or its affiliates for the payment of costs associated
with
the Compliance Matters or any other corporate purpose.
5.2
Resignations
and Appointments of Company's Officers and Directors
.
At or
prior to Closing, the Company shall deliver to the Buyer resignations, in a
form
and substance acceptable to the Buyer, providing for the resignation of all
of
the directors (except for Kevin R. Keating) and all officers of the Company
other than Kevin R. Keating (the "
Resignations
").
5.3
Undertaking
by New Company Accountants
.
At or
prior to Closing, the Company shall obtain, and deliver to the Buyer, an
undertaking from a registered public accounting firm acceptable to the Buyer
(“
Accountant
”),
in a
form and substance satisfactory to the Buyer, providing that: (i) the Accountant
agrees to an engagement with Company to serve as its registered public
accounting firm following the Closing for purposes of auditing the Company’s
financial statements for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2006 and 2007,
at
rates acceptable to the Buyer, (ii) the Accountant is willing to act as the
Company’s registered public accounting firm for ongoing reporting requirements
under the Exchange Act including, without limitation, the filing of Forms 10-QSB
and 10-KSB, at the rates and charges acceptable to the Buyer, (iii) the
Accountant is duly registered with the U.S. Public Company Accounting Oversight
Board ("
PCAOB
"),
and
(iv) the Accountant shall provide its consent to the use of its audited
financial statements and accompanying report in any regulatory filing by the
Company prior to or following the Closing including, without limitation, the
Company’s Form 10-SB to be filed by the Company following the Closing
("
Undertaking
").
5.4
Compliance
Matters
.
Prior
to and as a condition of the Closing, the Company shall: (i) update and complete
the books and records of the Company and its subsidiaries through September
30,
2007 and deliver the same to the Buyer, (ii) prepare and have audited by Hein
& Associates its financial statements for the fiscal year ended September
30, 2005 (“
2005
Audit
”),
(iii)
provide the Buyer with any information required to be included by the Company
in
a Form 10-SB to be filed by the Company following the Closing, and (iv) prepare
and file all of the Company’s income, franchise and other tax returns for the
fiscal years ended September 30, 2007 (“
Tax
Returns
”)(collectively,
the “
Compliance
Matters
”).
5.5
Other
Actions; Due Diligence Schedule
.
The
Buyer and the Company shall cooperate with each other and use their respective
reasonable best efforts to take or cause to be taken all actions, and do or
cause to be done all things, necessary, proper or advisable on their part under
this Agreement and applicable laws to consummate the Transaction and the other
transactions contemplated hereby, including preparing and filing as soon as
practicable all documentation to effect all necessary notices, reports and
other
filings, and obtaining as soon as practicable all consents, registrations,
approvals, permits and authorizations necessary or advisable to be obtained
from
any third party and/or any Governmental Entity in order to consummate the
Transaction or any of the other transactions contemplated hereby.
5.6
Confidentiality;
Access to Information
.
Each
party agrees to maintain and hold in strict confidence any material, non-public
information provided by any other party in connection with transactions
contemplated hereunder. The Company shall afford the Buyer and its financial
advisors, accountants, counsel and other representatives reasonable access
during normal business hours, upon reasonable notice, to the properties, books,
records and personnel of the Company and its Subsidiaries during the period
prior to the Closing to obtain all information concerning the business,
including financial condition, properties, results of operations and personnel
of the Company and its Subsidiaries, as the Buyer may reasonably request. No
information or knowledge obtained by the Buyer in any investigation pursuant
to
this Section 5.6 will affect or be deemed to modify any representation or
warranty contained herein or the conditions to the obligations of the parties
to
consummate the Transaction.
5.7
No
Solicitation
.
Other
than with respect to the Transaction, the Company agrees that it shall not,
and
shall direct and use its reasonable best efforts to cause its officers,
directors, employees, representatives, agents, or affiliates (including, but
not
limited to any investment banker, attorney, or accountant retained by the
Company) to, directly or indirectly, solicit, knowingly encourage, initiate
discussions or negotiations with, or knowingly provide any nonpublic information
to, any corporation, partnership, person, or other entity or group concerning
any proposed Alternative Transaction (as defined below), or otherwise knowingly
facilitate any effort or attempt to make or implement an Alternative
Transaction.
For
purposes of this Agreement, the term “Alternative Transaction” shall mean any of
the following involving the Company or any subsidiary: (i) any tender offer,
exchange offer, merger, consolidation, share exchange, business combination
or
similar transaction involving capital stock of the Company; (ii) any transaction
or series of related transactions pursuant to which any person or entity (or
its
shareholders), (a “Third Party”) acquires shares (or securities exercisable for
or convertible into shares) representing more that 20% of the outstanding shares
of any class of capital stock of the Company; or (iii) any sale, lease,
exchange, licensing, transfer or other disposition pursuant to which a Third
Party acquires control of more than 20% of the assets (including, but not
limited to, intellectual property assets) of the Company (determined by
reference to the fair market value of such assets), in a single transaction
or
series of related transactions. The Company shall immediately terminate all
discussions with Third Parties concerning any proposed Alternate Transaction,
and will request that such Third Parties promptly return any confidential
information furnished by the Company in connection with any proposed Alternative
Transaction.
5.8
Public
Disclosure
.
The
Buyer
and
the
Company shall consult with each other and agree in writing before issuing any
press release or otherwise making any public statement with respect to the
Transaction or this Agreement and will not issue any such press release or
make
any such public statement prior to such consultation.
5.9
Business
Records
.
At
Closing, the Company shall deliver to Buyer a
ll
records and documents relating to the Company, wherever located, including,
without limitation, books, records, supplier and customer lists and files,
government filings, the Returns, consent decrees, orders, and correspondence,
financial information and records, electronic files containing any financial
information and records, and other documents used in or associated with the
Company ("
Business
Records
").
5.10
Ownership
Records; Transfer Agent Undertaking
.
At
Closing, the Company shall deliver to Buyer a full and complete listing of
all
stockholders of the Company, dated within three (3) business days prior to
Closing, from and certified by the Company’s transfer agent showing the name and
address of each stockholder, the number of shares owned by each stockholder,
and
the certificate number and issue dates for the shares owned by each stockholder.
At or prior to Closing, the Company shall obtain, and deliver to the Buyer,
an
undertaking from the transfer agent, in a form and substance satisfactory to
the
Buyer, stating the amount of any and all fees and charges owed to the transfer
agent by the Company for services rendered prior to Closing together with a
copy
of the current agreement in place between the Company and the transfer agent
(“
Transfer
Agent Undertaking
").
ARTICLE
VI
CONDITIONS
TO THE
TRANSACTION
6.1
Conditions
to Obligations of Each Party to Effect the Transaction
.
The
respective obligations of each party to this Agreement to effect the Transaction
shall be subject to the satisfaction at or prior to the Closing Date of the
following conditions:
(a)
No
Order
.
No
Governmental Entity shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered
any statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, injunction or other
order (whether temporary, preliminary or permanent) which is in effect and
which
has the effect of making the Transaction illegal or otherwise prohibiting
consummation of the Transaction, substantially on the terms contemplated by
this
Agreement. All waiting periods, if any, under any law in any jurisdiction in
which the Company or the Buyer has material operations relating to the
transactions contemplated hereby will have expired or terminated.
(b)
Preferred
Stock Designations
.
Prior
to Closing, the Board of Director of the Company shall have adopted, and the
Company shall have filed with and have accepted by the Secretary of State of
the
State of Delaware, the Certificate of Designations attached hereto as Exhibit
A.
6.2
Additional
Conditions to Obligations of the Company
.
The
obligations of the Company to consummate and effect the Transaction shall be
subject to the satisfaction at or prior to the Closing Date of each of the
following conditions, any of which may be waived, in writing, exclusively by
the
Company:
(a)
Representations
and Warranties
.
Each
representation and warranty of the Buyer contained in this Agreement (i) shall
have been true and correct as of the date of this Agreement and (ii) shall
be
true and correct on and as of the Closing Date with the same force and effect
as
if made on the Closing Date. The Company shall have received a certificate
with
respect to the foregoing signed on behalf of the Buyer by an authorized manager
of the Buyer
("Buyer
Closing Certificate
").
(b)
Agreements
and Covenants
.
The
Buyer
shall have performed or complied in all material respects with all agreements
and covenants required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by
it
on or prior to the Closing Date, except to the extent that any failure to
perform or comply (other than a willful failure to perform or comply or failure
to perform or comply with an agreement or covenant reasonably within the control
of the Buyer) does not, or will not, constitute a Material Adverse Effect with
respect to the Buyer taken as a whole, and the Company shall have received
the
Buyer Closing Certificate to such effect.
(c)
Other
Deliveries
.
At or
prior to Closing, the Buyer shall have delivered to the Company: (i) the
resolutions by the Buyer's board of managers approving this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereunder, (ii) the duly executed Registration Rights
Agreement, and (iii) such other documents or certificates as shall reasonably
be
required by the Company and its counsel in order to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereunder. At or prior to the Closing, the Buyer shall have
delivered the Purchase Price to the Company, and the proceeds thereof shall
be
handled and disbursed in accordance with Section 5.1 hereof.
6.3
Additional
Conditions to the Obligations of the Buyer
.
The
obligations of the Buyer to consummate and effect the Transaction shall be
subject to the satisfaction at or prior to the Closing Date of each of the
following conditions, any of which may be waived, in writing, exclusively by
the
Buyer:
(a)
Representations
and Warranties
.
Each
representation and warranty of the Company contained in this Agreement (i)
shall
have been true and correct as of the date of this Agreement and (ii) shall
be
true and correct on and as of the Closing Date with the same force and effect
as
if made on and as of the Closing. The Buyer shall have received a certificate
with respect to the foregoing signed on behalf of the Company with respect
to
the warranties and representations made by the Company under this Agreement
("
Company
Closing Certificate
").
(b)
Agreements
and Covenants
.
The
Company
shall
have performed or complied in all material respects with all agreements and
covenants required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by the
Company at or prior to the Closing Date except to the extent that any failure
to
perform or comply (other than a willful failure to perform or comply or failure
to perform or comply with an agreement or covenant reasonably within the control
of the Company) does not, or will not, constitute a Material Adverse Effect
on
the Company, and the Buyer shall have received the Closing Certificate to such
effect.
(c)
Company
Disclosure Schedules
.
The
Buyer shall have completed its due diligence investigation and review of the
Company which shall be acceptable to the Buyer in its sole discretion. The
Company shall have delivered the disclosure schedules under Article II to the
Buyer, and such disclosure schedules are reasonably satisfactory to the
Buyer.
(d)
Cancellation
and Termination of Options and Contracts
.
The
Company shall have delivered to the Buyer written instruments evidencing that
all agreements, contracts and commitments under which the Company is a party
or
under which the Company has any obligations have been cancelled or terminated
without any further liability to the Company including, without limitation,
the
termination of the Company’s engagement with its existing transfer agent under
terms and conditions acceptable to the Buyer.
(e)
Settlement
Agreements
.
The
Company and the Settlement Creditors have executed and delivered to the Buyer
the Settlement Agreements, the Settlement Shares shall be issued at or prior
to
the Closing, and the Settlement Creditors have executed and delivered to the
Company any UCC termination filings.
(f)
Corporate
Matters; Compliance Matters
.
The
Company shall have delivered to the Buyer a certified copy of the Company’s
certificate of incorporation, with any amendments thereto, a certified copy
of
the Company’s bylaws, with any amendments thereto, a certificate of good
standing in Delaware. All of the Compliance Matters have been completed to
the
satisfaction of the Buyer.
(g)
Other
Deliveries
.
At or
prior to Closing, the Company shall have delivered to the Buyer: (i) the
resolutions by the Company's board of directors approving this Agreement and
the
transactions contemplated hereunder, (ii) the duly executed Registration Rights
Agreement, and (iii) such other documents or certificates as shall reasonably
be
required by the Buyer and its counsel in order to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereunder. At or prior to the Closing, the Company shall have
caused the certificates representing the Preferred Shares to be delivered to
the
Buyer.
ARTICLE
VII
SURVIVAL
All
representations, warranties, agreements and covenants contained in or made
pursuant to this Agreement, or any Schedule hereto or thereto or any certificate
delivered at the Closing, shall not survive the Closing, and no claims by virtue
of the breach such representations, warranties, agreements and covenants shall
be made after the Closing.
ARTICLE
VIII
TERMINATION,
AMENDMENT AND WAIVER
8.1
Termination
.
This
Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Closing:
(a)
by
mutual
written agreement of the Buyer and the Company;
(b)
by
either
the Buyer or the Company if the Transaction shall not have been consummated
for
any reason by December 31, 2007 or such other date mutually agreeable to the
Buyer and the Company; or
(c)
by
either
the Buyer or the Company if a Governmental Entity shall have issued an order,
decree or ruling or taken any other action, in any case having the effect of
permanently restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the Transaction,
which order, decree, ruling or other action is final and nonappealable.
8.2
Notice
of Termination; Effect of Termination
.
Any
termination of this Agreement under Section 8.1 above will be effective
immediately upon the delivery of written notice of the terminating party to
the
other parties hereto. In the event of the termination of this Agreement as
provided in Section 8.1, this Agreement shall be of no further force or effect
and the Transaction shall be abandoned, except (i) as set forth in this Section
8.2, Section 8.3 and Article IX (General Provisions), each of which shall
survive the termination of this Agreement, and (ii) nothing herein shall relieve
any party from liability for any intentional or willful breach of this
Agreement.
8.3
Fees
and Expenses
.
All
fees
and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby shall be paid by the party incurring such expenses whether
or not the Transaction is consummated. Without limiting the foregoing sentence,
the Company shall be responsible for all costs associated with the Compliance
Matters, which shall be paid at Closing.
8.4
Amendment
.
This
Agreement may be amended by the parties hereto at any time by execution of
an
instrument in writing signed on behalf of each of the Buyer and the Company.
8.5
Extension;
Waiver
.
At
any
time prior to the Closing, any party hereto may, to the extent legally allowed,
(i) extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or other
acts
of the other parties hereto, (ii) waive any inaccuracies in the representations
and warranties made to such party contained herein or in any document delivered
pursuant hereto and (iii) waive compliance with any of the agreements or
conditions for the benefit of such party contained herein. Any agreement on
the
part of a party hereto to any such extension or waiver shall be valid only
if
set forth in an instrument in writing signed on behalf of such party. Delay
in
exercising any right under this Agreement shall not constitute a waiver of
such
right.
ARTICLE
IX
GENERAL
PROVISIONS
9.1
Notices
.
All
notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be
deemed given if delivered personally or by commercial delivery service, or
sent
via telecopy (receipt confirmed) to the parties at the following addresses
or
telecopy numbers (or at such other address or telecopy numbers for a party
as
shall be specified by like notice):
(a)
if
to the
Buyer, to:
KIG
Investors I, LLC
Attn:
Timothy J. Keating, Manager
5251
DTC
Parkway, Suite 1090
Denver,
Colorado 80111
(720)
889-0135 fax
(b)
if
to the
Company, to:
Catalyst
Lighting Group, Inc.
Attn:
Kevin R. Keating, Director
936A
Beachland Boulevard, Suite 13
Vero
Beach, FL 32963
(772)
231-5947 fax
9.2
Interpretation
.
(a)
When
a
reference is made in this Agreement to Exhibits, such reference shall be to
an
Exhibit to this Agreement unless otherwise indicated. When a reference is made
in this Agreement to Sections, such reference shall be to a Section of this
Agreement. Unless otherwise indicated the words “include,” “includes” and
“including” when used herein shall be deemed in each case to be followed by the
words “without limitation.” The table of contents and headings contained in this
Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the
meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. When reference is made herein
to
“the business of” an entity, such reference shall be deemed to include the
business of all direct and indirect subsidiaries of such entity.
(b)
For
purposes of this Agreement, the term “
Material
Adverse Effect
”
when
used in connection with an entity means any change, event, violation,
inaccuracy, circumstance or effect, individually or when aggregated with other
changes, events, violations, inaccuracies, circumstances or effects, that is
materially adverse to the business, assets (including intangible assets),
revenues, financial condition or results of operations of such entity and its
Subsidiaries, if any, taken as a whole (it being understood that neither of
the
following alone or in combination shall be deemed, in and of itself, to
constitute a Material Adverse Effect: (a) changes attributable to the public
announcement or pendency of the transactions contemplated hereby, (b) changes
in
general national or regional economic conditions or (c) changes affecting the
industry generally in which the Company or the Buyer operates).
(c)
For
purposes of this Agreement, the term “
Person
”
shall
mean any individual, corporation (including any non-profit corporation), general
partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, joint venture,
estate, trust, company (including any limited liability company or joint stock
company), firm or other enterprise, association, organization, entity or
Governmental Entity.
(b)
For
purposes of this Agreement, all monetary amounts set forth herein are referenced
in United States dollars, unless otherwise noted.
9.3
Counterparts
.
This
Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which shall be
considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when one or
more counterparts have been signed by each of the parties and delivered to
the
other party, it being understood that all parties need not sign the same
counterpart. Facsimile and electronic signatures to this Agreement by the
parties shall be accepted and shall be treated as original signatures hereto.
9.4
Entire
Agreement; Third Party Beneficiaries
.
This
Agreement and the documents and instruments and other agreements among the
parties hereto as contemplated by or referred to herein, including the Schedules
hereto (a) constitute the entire agreement among the parties with respect to
the
subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings,
both written and oral, among the parties with respect to the subject matter
hereof, and (b) are not intended to confer upon any other person any rights
or
remedies hereunder (except as specifically provided in this Agreement).
9.5
Severability
.
In
the
event that any provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof, becomes
or is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, void or
unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement will continue in full force
and
effect and the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances
will be interpreted so as reasonably to effect the intent of the parties hereto.
The parties further agree to replace such void or unenforceable provision of
this Agreement with a valid and enforceable provision that will achieve, to
the
extent possible, the economic, business and other purposes of such void or
unenforceable provision.
9.6
Other
Remedies; Specific Performance
.
Except
as
otherwise provided herein, any and all remedies herein expressly conferred
upon
a party will be deemed cumulative with and not exclusive of any other remedy
conferred hereby, or by law or equity upon such party, and the exercise by
a
party of any one remedy will not preclude the exercise of any other remedy.
The
parties hereto agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that
any
of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their
specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that the
parties shall be entitled to seek an injunction or injunctions to prevent
breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions
hereof in any court of the United States or any state having jurisdiction,
this
being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or
in
equity.
9.7
Governing
Law
.
This
Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of
the
State of Delaware, USA, regardless of the laws that might otherwise govern
under
applicable principles of conflicts of law thereof.
9.8
Rules
of Construction
.
The
parties hereto agree that they have been represented by counsel during the
negotiation and execution of this Agreement and, therefore, waive the
application of any law, regulation, holding or rule of construction providing
that ambiguities in an agreement or other document will be construed against
the
party drafting such agreement or document.
9.9
Assignment
.
No
party
may assign either this Agreement or any of its rights, interests, or obligations
hereunder without the prior written approval of the other parties. Subject
to
the first sentence of this Section 9.9, this Agreement shall be binding upon
and
shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors
and permitted assigns.
9.10
Arbitration
.
Any
disputes or claims arising under or in connection with this Agreement or the
transactions contemplated hereunder shall be resolved by binding arbitration.
Notice of a demand to arbitrate a dispute by either party shall be given in
writing to the other at their last known address. Arbitration shall be commenced
by the filing by a party of an arbitration demand with the American Arbitration
Association (“
AAA
”)
in its
office in Denver, Colorado USA. The arbitration and resolution of the dispute
shall be resolved by a single arbitrator appointed by the AAA pursuant to AAA
rules. The arbitration shall in all respects be governed and conducted by
applicable AAA rules, and any award and/or decision shall be conclusive and
binding on the parties. The arbitration shall be conducted in Denver, Colorado.
The arbitrator shall supply a written opinion supporting any award, and judgment
may be entered on the award in any court of competent jurisdiction. Each party
shall pay its own fees and expenses for the arbitration, except that any costs
and charges imposed by the AAA and any fees of the arbitrator for his services
shall be assessed against the losing party by the arbitrator. In the event
that
preliminary or permanent injunctive relief is necessary or desirable in order
to
prevent a party from acting contrary to this Agreement or to prevent irreparable
harm prior to a confirmation of an arbitration award, then either party is
authorized and entitled to commence a lawsuit solely to obtain equitable relief
against the other pending the completion of the arbitration in a court having
jurisdiction over the parties. All rights and remedies of the parties shall
be
cumulative and in addition to any other rights and remedies obtainable from
arbitration.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed
as
of the date first written above.
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Index
of Exhibits
Exhibit
A - Registration Rights Agreement
Exhibit
B -
Certificate
of Designations of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock
Schedules
Disclosure
Schedules by the Company (to be delivered prior to
Closing)
REGISTRATION
RIGHTS AGREEMENT
THIS
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
(this
“
Agreement
”)
is
made as of this 12th day of September, 2007, by and among Catalyst Lighting
Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “
Company
”),
and
KIG Investors I, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“
Holder
”).
A.
The
Company has issued a total of 1,572,770 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred
Stock, par value $0.01 per share (“
Preferred
Shares
”)
to the
Holder for a purchase price of $157,277.
B.
The
Preferred Shares are convertible into 25,620,147 shares of common stock, par
value $0.01 per share (“Shares”).
C.
As
partial consideration for the Holder’s purchase of the Preferred Shares, the
Company agreed to grant to the Holder the registration rights set forth herein.
D.
Unless
otherwise provided in this Agreement, capitalized terms used herein shall have
the respective meanings set forth in Section 11 hereof.
NOW,
THEREFORE
,
in
consideration of the above premises and the mutual covenants contained herein
and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which
are hereby acknowledged, the Company and Holder hereby agree as
follows:
1.
Registration
.
(a)
Demand
Registration Rights
.
C
ommencing
on the date that is thirty (30) days after the date
the
Company completes a business combination with a private company in a reverse
merger or reverse take-over transaction (“
Reverse
Merger
”),
the
Holder
shall
have a separate one-time right, by written notice to the Company, signed by
the
Holder ("
Demand
Notice
"),
to
request the Company to register for resale all of the Registrable Securities
included by the Holder in the Demand Notice (“
Demand
Registration Right
”)
under
and in accordance with the provisions of the Securities Act for an offering
to
be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 by filing with the Commission
a Registration Statement covering the resale of such Registrable Securities
("
Demand
Registration Statement
").
The Demand Registration Statement required hereunder shall be filed on
Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale
the
Registrable Securities on Form S-3, then such Registration Statement will be
on
Form S-1, Form SB-2, or such other appropriate form) by the applicable Filing
Date. The Demand Registration Statement required hereunder shall contain the
Plan of Distribution, attached hereto as
Exhibit
A
(which
may be modified to respond to comments, if any, received by the Commission).
The Company shall cause the Demand Registration Statement to be declared
effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing
thereof and shall keep the Demand Registration Statement continuously effective
under the Securities Act until the earlier of (i) two years after its Effective
Date, (ii) such time as all of the Registrable Securities covered by such
Registration Statement have been publicly sold by the Holder, or (iii) such
time
as all of the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement
may
be sold by the Holder pursuant to Rule 144(k), or Rule 144 without regard to
the
volume limitations for sales as provided in that regulation, as determined
by
the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect,
addressed and acceptable to the Company's transfer agent and the affected Holder
("
Effectiveness
Period
”).
By
5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the business day immediately following the
Effective Date of such Registration Statement, the Company shall file with
the
Commission in accordance with Rule 424 under the Securities Act the final
Prospectus to be used in connection with sales pursuant to such Registration
Statement (whether or not such filing is technically required under such Rule).
(b)
Restrictions
on Demand Registration
.
The
Company may postpone for up to thirty (30) days the filing or the effectiveness
of a Demand Registration Statement if the Company reasonably determines that
such Demand Registration Statement would have a material adverse effect on
any
proposal or plan by the Company or any of its subsidiaries to engage in any
acquisition of assets (other than in the ordinary course of business) or any
merger, consolidation, tender offer, reorganization or similar transaction;
provided, however, that in such event, the Holder shall be entitled to withdraw
such request and, if such request is withdrawn, such request for demand
registration shall not count as a request for demand registration under Section
1(a) above and the Company shall pay all Registration Expenses in connection
with such registration. The Company may delay the filing or effectiveness of
a
Demand Registration Statement hereunder only once in any twelve-month
period.
(c)
Continuing
Demand Registration Rights
.
If all
of the Registrable Securities to be included in the Demand Registration
Statement filed pursuant to Section 1(a) cannot be so included due to Commission
Comments, and there is not an effective Registration Statement otherwise
covering the Registrable Securities, then the Company shall prepare and file
by
the applicable Filing Date for such Registration Statement(s), such number
of
additional Registration Statements as may be necessary in order to ensure that
all Registrable Securities are covered by an existing and effective Registration
Statement. Accordingly, for example, if shares included in an initial
Registration Statement filed under Section 1(a) are removed from such
Registration Statement filed under Section 1(a) due to Commission Comments
and
Commission Comments again require shares to be removed for such newly filed
Registration Statement under this Section 1(c), then the Company will prepare
and file additional Registration Statements until such time as all such required
shares are covered by effective Registration Statements. Any Registration
Statements to be filed under this Section shall be for an offering to be made
on
a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415, on Form S-3 (except if the Company
is
not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form
S-3,
then such Registration Statement will be on Form S-1, Form SB-2, or such other
appropriate form). Such Registration Statements shall contain (except if
otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission
upon a review of such Registration Statement) the "Plan of Distribution"
attached hereto as
Exhibit
A
.
The
Company shall cause such Registration Statements to be declared effective under
the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereof and shall
keep such Registration Statements continuously effective under the Securities
Act during the Effectiveness Period. By 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the
business day immediately following the Effective Date of such Registration
Statement, the Company shall file with the Commission in accordance with Rule
424 under the Securities Act the final Prospectus to be used in connection
with
sales pursuant to such Registration Statement (whether or not such filing is
technically required under such Rule).
(d)
Piggyback
Registrations Rights
.
At any
time there is not an effective Registration Statement covering the Registrable
Securities, and the Company shall determine to prepare and file with the
Commission a Registration Statement relating to an offering for its own account
or the account of others under the Securities Act of any of its equity
securities, other than on Form S-4 or Form S-8 (each as promulgated under the
Securities Act) or their then equivalents relating to equity securities to
be
issued solely in connection with any acquisition of any entity or business
or
equity securities issuable in connection with stock option or other employee
benefit plans, then the Company shall send to the Holder a written notice of
such determination at least twenty (20) days prior to the filing of any such
Registration Statement and shall automatically include in such Registration
Statement all Registrable Securities for resale and offer on a continuous basis
pursuant to Rule 415; provided, however, that (i) if, at any time after giving
written notice of its intention to register any securities and prior to the
effective date of the Registration Statement filed in connection with such
registration, the Company determines for any reason not to proceed with such
registration, the Company will be relieved of its obligation to register any
Registrable Securities in connection with such registration, (ii) in case of
a
determination by the Company to delay registration of its securities, the
Company will be permitted to delay the registration of Registrable Securities
for the same period as the delay in registering such other securities, (iii)
each Holder is subject to confidentiality obligations with respect to any
information gained in this process or any other material non-public information
he, she or it obtains, (iv) each Holder is subject to all applicable laws
relating to insider trading or similar restrictions; and (v) if all of the
Registrable Securities of the Holder cannot be so included due to Commission
Comments, then the Company may reduce the number of the Holder’s Registrable
Securities covered by such Registration Statement to the maximum number which
would enable the Company to conduct such offering in accordance with the
provisions of Rule 415.
The
Holder shall be entitled to include all Registrable Securities for resale in
the
Registration Statement filed by the Company in connection with a public offering
of equity securities by the Company after the date of this Agreement (the
“
Initial
Registration Statement
”),
pursuant to Rule 415, so long as (1) such shares shall not be included as part
of the underwritten offering of primary shares by the Company, unless the
Company and underwriter agree to allow the inclusion of such Registrable Shares
as part of the underwritten offering and, in such event, the Holder elects
to
include the Registrable Securities in the underwriting subject to an allocation
among all holders of registration rights in the manner set forth in Section
1(e)
hereof, (2) the underwriter approves the inclusion of such Registrable
Securities in such Initial Registration Statement, subject to customary
underwriter cutbacks applicable to all holders of registration rights, (3)
the
Holder shall enter into the underwriters’ form of lockup agreement as and to the
extent requested by the underwriters, which may require that all of the
Registrable Securities held by the Holder not be sold or otherwise transferred
without the consent of the underwriters for a period not to exceed 180 days
from
the closing of the offering contemplated by the Initial Registration Statement,
and (4) if all of the Registrable Securities of the Holder cannot be so included
due to Commission Comments, then the Company may reduce the number of the
Holder’s Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement to the
maximum number which would enable the Company to conduct such offering in
accordance with the provisions of Rule 415. The Company shall cause any
Registration Statement filed under this Section 1(d) to be declared effective
under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereof and
shall keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the
Securities Act during the Effectiveness Period. By 5:00 p.m. (New York City
time) on the business day immediately following the Effective Date of such
Registration Statement, the Company shall file with the Commission in accordance
with Rule 424 under the Securities Act the final Prospectus to be used in
connection with sales pursuant to such Registration Statement (whether or not
such filing is technically required under such Rule).
(e)
Cutback
Provisions
.
In the
event all of the Registrable Securities of the Holder cannot be included in
a
Registration Statement under Sections 1(a), 1(c) or 1(d) hereof due to
Commission Comments or underwriter cutbacks, then the Company, unless otherwise
prohibited by the Commission, shall cause the Registrable Securities of the
Holder to be included in such Registration Statement to be reduced pro rata
based on the number of registrable securities held by all holders of
registration rights as of the date immediately preceding the Reverse
Merger.
(f)
Termination
of Registration Rights
.
The
registration rights afforded to the Holder under this Section 1 shall terminate
on the earliest date when all Registrable Securities of the Holder either:
(i)
have been publicly sold
by the
Holder pursuant to a Registration Statement, (ii)
have
been
covered by an effective Registration Statement which has been effective for
an
aggregate period of twelve (12) months (whether or not consecutive), or (iii)
may
be
sold by the Holder pursuant to Rule 144(k), or Rule 144 without regard to the
volume limitations for sales as provided in that regulation, as determined
by
the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect,
addressed and acceptable to the Company's transfer agent and the affected
Holder.
2.
Registration
Procedures
.
Whenever any Registrable Securities are to be registered pursuant to this
Agreement, the Company shall use its best efforts to effect the registration
and
sale of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method
of
disposition thereof, and pursuant thereto the Company shall have the following
obligations:
(a)
The
Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement
with
respect to such Registrable Securities and use its best efforts to cause such
Registration Statement to become effective.
(b)
The
Company shall prepare and file with the Commission such amendments (including
post-effective amendments) and supplements to a Registration Statement and
the
Prospectus used in connection with such Registration Statement, which Prospectus
is to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 promulgated under the Securities Act, as
may
be necessary to keep such Registration Statement effective at all times during
the Effectiveness Period, and, during such period, comply with the provisions
of
the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all Registrable Securities
of the Company covered by such Registration Statement until such time as all
of
such Registrable Securities shall have been disposed of in accordance with
the
intended methods of disposition by the seller or sellers thereof as set forth
in
such Registration Statement. In the case of amendments and supplements to a
Registration Statement which are required to be filed pursuant to this Agreement
by reason of the Company filing a report on Form 10-QSB, Form 10-KSB or any
analogous report under the Securities Exchange Act, the Company shall have
incorporated such report by reference into such Registration Statement, if
applicable, or shall file such amendments or supplements with the Commission
on
the same day on which the Securities Exchange Act report is filed which created
the requirement for the Company to amend or supplement such Registration
Statement.
(c)
The
Company shall furnish to each seller of Registrable Securities in any
Registration Statement, without charge, (i) promptly after the same is prepared
and filed with the Commission at least one copy of such Registration Statement
and any amendment(s) thereto, including financial statements and schedules,
all
documents incorporated therein by reference, if requested by such seller, all
exhibits and each preliminary Prospectus, (ii) upon the effectiveness of any
Registration Statement, ten (10) copies of the Prospectus included in such
Registration Statement and all amendments and supplements thereto (or such
other
number of copies as such seller may reasonably request) and (iii) such other
documents, including copies of any preliminary or final Prospectus, as such
seller may reasonably request from time to time in order to facilitate the
disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such seller.
(d)
The
Company shall use its best efforts to (i) register and qualify, unless an
exemption from registration and qualification applies, the resale by any seller
of the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement under such
other securities or "blue sky" laws of all applicable jurisdictions in the
United States, (ii) prepare and file in those jurisdictions, such amendments
(including post-effective amendments) and supplements to such registrations
and
qualifications as may be necessary to maintain the effectiveness thereof during
the Effectiveness Period, (iii) take such other actions as may be necessary
to
maintain such registrations and qualifications in effect at all times during the
Effectiveness Period, and (iv) take all other actions reasonably necessary
or
advisable to qualify the Registrable Securities for sale in such jurisdictions;
provided, however, that the Company shall not be required in connection
therewith or as a condition thereto to (x) qualify to do business in any
jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this
Section 2(d), (y) subject itself to general taxation in any such jurisdiction,
or (z) file a general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction.
(e)
The
Company shall use its best efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop order
or
other suspension of effectiveness of a Registration Statement, or the suspension
of the qualification of any of Registrable Securities for sale in any
jurisdiction and, if such an order or suspension is issued, to obtain the
withdrawal of such order or suspension at the earliest possible moment and
to
notify the Holder of any Registrable Securities being sold of the issuance
of
such order and the resolution thereof or its receipt of actual notice of the
initiation or threat of any proceeding for such purpose.
(f)
The
Company shall notify the Holder in writing of the happening of any event, as
promptly as practicable after becoming aware of such event, as a result of
which
the Prospectus included in a Registration Statement, as then in effect, includes
an untrue statement of a material fact or omission to state a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein,
in
the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading
(provided that in no event shall such notice contain any material, nonpublic
information), and, subject to Section 2(r), promptly prepare a supplement or
amendment to such Registration Statement to correct such untrue statement or
omission, and deliver ten (10) copies of such supplement or amendment to the
Holder (or such other number of copies as the Holder may reasonably request).
(g)
The
Company shall promptly notify the Holder in writing (i) when a Prospectus or
any
Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment has been filed, and when
a
Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment has become effective
(notification of such effectiveness shall be delivered to the Holder by
facsimile on the same day of such effectiveness and by overnight mail), (ii)
of
any request by the Commission for amendments or supplements to a Registration
Statement or related Prospectus or related information, and (iii) of the
Company's reasonable determination that a post-effective amendment to a
Registration Statement would be appropriate.
(h)
If
the
Holder is required under applicable securities laws to be described in a
Registration Statement as an underwriter, at the reasonable request of such
Holder, the Company shall furnish to such Holder, on the date of the
effectiveness of such Registration Statement and thereafter from time to time
on
such dates as the Holder may reasonably request (i) a letter, dated such date,
from the Company's independent certified public accountants in form and
substance as is customarily given by independent certified public accountants
to
underwriters in an underwritten public offering, addressed to the Holder, and
(ii) an opinion, dated as of such date, of counsel representing the Company
for
purposes of such Registration Statement, in form, scope and substance as is
customarily given in an underwritten public offering, addressed to the
Holder.
(i)
If
the
Holder is required under applicable securities laws to be described in a
Registration Statement as an underwriter, then at the request of such Holder
in
connection with such Holder's due diligence requirements, the Company shall
make
available for inspection by (i) the Holder, (ii) the Holder’s legal counsel, and
(iii) one firm of accountants or other agents retained by the Holder
(collectively, the "
Inspectors
"),
all
pertinent financial and other records, and pertinent corporate documents and
properties of the Company (collectively, the "
Records
"),
as
shall be reasonably deemed necessary by each Inspector, and cause the Company's
officers, directors and employees to supply all information which any Inspector
may reasonably request; provided, however, that each Inspector shall agree
to
hold in strict confidence and shall not make any disclosure (except to the
Holder) or use of any Record or other information which the Company determines
in good faith to be confidential, and of which determination the Inspectors
are
so notified, unless (a) the disclosure of such Records is necessary to avoid
or
correct a misstatement or omission in any Registration Statement or is otherwise
required under the Securities Act, (b) the release of such Records is ordered
pursuant to a final, non-appealable subpoena or order from a court or government
body of competent jurisdiction, or (c) the information in such Records has
been
made generally available to the public other than by disclosure in violation
of
this or any other agreement of which the Inspector has knowledge. Each Holder
agrees that it shall, upon learning that disclosure of such Records is sought
in
or by a court or governmental body of competent jurisdiction or through other
means, give prompt notice to the Company and allow the Company, at its expense,
to undertake appropriate action to prevent disclosure of, or to obtain a
protective order for, the Records deemed confidential. Nothing herein (or in
any
other confidentiality agreement between the Company and the Holder) shall be
deemed to limit the Holder's ability to sell Registrable Securities in a manner
which is otherwise consistent with applicable laws and regulations.
(j)
The
Company shall hold in confidence and not make any disclosure of information
concerning the Holder provided to the Company unless (i) disclosure of such
information is necessary to comply with federal or state securities laws, (ii)
the disclosure of such information is necessary to avoid or correct a
misstatement or omission in any Registration Statement, (iii) the release of
such information is ordered pursuant to a subpoena or other final,
non-appealable order from a court or governmental body of competent
jurisdiction, or (iv) such information has been made generally available to
the
public other than by disclosure in violation of this Agreement or any other
agreement. The Company agrees that it shall, upon learning that disclosure
of
such information concerning the Holder is sought in or by a court or
governmental body of competent jurisdiction or through other means, give prompt
written notice to the Holder and allow the Holder, at the Holder’s expense, to
undertake appropriate action to prevent disclosure of, or to obtain a protective
order for, such information.
(k)
The
Company shall use its best efforts either to (i) cause all of the Registrable
Securities covered by a Registration Statement to be listed on each securities
exchange on which securities of the same class or series issued by the Company
are then listed, if any, if the listing of such Registrable Securities is then
permitted under the rules of such exchange, or (ii) secure designation and
quotation of all of the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration
Statement on The NASDAQ Global Market, The NASDAQ Capital Market or the American
Stock Exchange, or (iii) if, despite the Company's best efforts to satisfy,
the
preceding clauses (i) and (ii) the Company is unsuccessful in satisfying the
preceding clauses (i) and (ii), to secure the inclusion for quotation on the
Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board for such Registrable Securities and, without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, to use its best efforts to arrange
for
at least two market makers to register with the National Association of
Securities Dealers, Inc. ("
NASD
")
as
such with respect to such Registrable Securities. The Company shall pay all
fees
and expenses in connection with satisfying its obligation under this Section
2(k).
(l)
The
Company shall cooperate with the Holder who hold Registrable Securities being
offered and, to the extent applicable, facilitate the timely preparation and
delivery of certificates (not bearing any restrictive legend) representing
the
Registrable Securities to be offered pursuant to a Registration Statement and
enable such certificates to be in such denominations or amounts, as the case
may
be, as the Holder may reasonably request and registered in such names as the
Holder may request.
(m)
If
requested by the Holder, the Company shall (i) as soon as practicable
incorporate in a Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment such
information as the Holder reasonably requests to be included therein relating
to
the sale and distribution of Registrable Securities, including, without
limitation, information with respect to the number of Registrable Securities
being offered or sold, the purchase price being paid therefor and any other
terms of the offering of the Registrable Securities to be sold in such offering;
(ii) as soon as practicable make all required filings of such Prospectus
supplement or post-effective amendment after being notified of the matters
to be
incorporated in such Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment; and
(iii) as soon as practicable, supplement or make amendments to any Registration
Statement if reasonably requested by the Holder holding any Registrable
Securities.
(n)
The
Company shall use its best efforts to cause the Registrable Securities covered
by a Registration Statement to be registered with or approved by such other
governmental agencies or authorities as may be necessary to consummate the
disposition of such Registrable Securities.
(o)
The
Company shall make generally available to its security holders as soon as
practical, but not later than ninety (90) days after the close of the period
covered thereby, an earnings statement (in form complying with, and in the
manner provided by, the provisions of Rule 158 under the Securities Act)
covering a twelve-month period beginning not later than the first day of the
Company's fiscal quarter next following the effective date of a Registration
Statement.
(p)
The
Company shall otherwise use its best efforts to comply with all applicable
rules
and regulations of the Commission in connection with any registration
hereunder.
(q)
Within
two (2) business days after a Registration Statement which covers Registrable
Securities is ordered effective by the Commission, the Company shall deliver,
and shall cause legal counsel for the Company to deliver, to the transfer agent
for such Registrable Securities (with copies to the Holder whose Registrable
Securities are included in such Registration Statement) confirmation that such
Registration Statement has been declared effective by the Commission in the
form
attached hereto as
Exhibit
B
and the
Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit
C
.
(r)
Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary herein, at any time after the Effective Date of a
Registration Statement, the Company may delay the disclosure of material,
non-public information concerning the Company the disclosure of which at the
time is not, in the good faith opinion of the Board of Directors of the Company
and its counsel, in the best interest of the Company and, in the opinion of
counsel to the Company, otherwise required (a "
Grace
Period
");
provided, that the Company shall promptly (i) notify the Holder in writing
of
the existence of material, non-public information giving rise to a Grace Period
(provided that in each notice the Company will not disclose the content of
such
material, non-public information to the Holder) and the date on which the Grace
Period will begin, and (ii) notify the Holder in writing of the date on which
the Grace Period ends; and, provided further, that no Grace Period shall exceed
five (5) consecutive days and during any three hundred sixty five (365) day
period such Grace Periods shall not exceed an aggregate of twenty (20) days
and
the first day of any Grace Period must be at least five (5) trading days after
the last day of any prior Grace Period (each, an "
Allowable
Grace Period
").
For
purposes of determining the length of a Grace Period above, the Grace Period
shall begin on and include the date the Holder receives the notice referred
to
in clause (i) and shall end on and include the later of the date the Holder
receives the notice referred to in clause (ii) and the date referred to in
such
notice. The provisions of Section 2(e) hereof shall not be applicable during
the
period of any Allowable Grace Period. Upon expiration of the Grace Period,
the
Company shall again be bound by Section 2(f) with respect to the information
giving rise thereto unless such material, non-public information is no longer
applicable. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Company shall cause
its transfer agent to deliver unlegended shares of Common Stock to a transferee
of the Holder in connection with any sale of Registrable Securities with respect
to which the Holder has entered into a contract for sale, and delivered a copy
of the Prospectus included as part of the applicable Registration Statement
(unless an exemption from such Prospectus delivery requirements exists), prior
to the Holder’s receipt of the notice of a Grace Period and for which the Holder
has not yet settled.
3.
Obligations
of the Holders
.
(a)
At
least
five (5) business days prior to the first anticipated filing date of a
Registration Statement, the Company shall notify the Holder in writing of the
information the Company requires from the Holder if the Holder’s Registrable
Securities are to be included in such Registration Statement. It shall be a
condition precedent to the obligations of the Company to complete the
registration pursuant to this Agreement with respect to the Registrable
Securities of the Holder that the Holder shall furnish to the Company such
information regarding itself, the Registrable Securities held by it and the
intended method of disposition of the Registrable Securities held by it as
shall
be reasonably required to effect the effectiveness of the registration of such
Registrable Securities and shall execute such documents in connection with
such
registration as the Company may reasonably request.
(b)
The
Holder, by the Holder’s acceptance of the Registrable Securities, agrees to
cooperate with the Company as reasonably requested by the Company in connection
with the preparation and filing of any Registration Statement hereunder, unless
the Holder has notified the Company in writing of the Holder's election to
exclude all of the Holder’s Registrable Securities from such Registration
Statement.
(c)
The
Holder agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of the happening
of any event of the kind described in Sections 2(e) or 2(f), the Holder will
immediately discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to any
Registration Statement(s) covering such Registrable Securities until the
Holder’s receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus
contemplated by Sections 2(e) or 2(f) or receipt of notice that no supplement
or
amendment is required. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Company
shall cause its transfer agent to deliver unlegended shares of Common Stock
to a
transferee of the Holder in connection with any sale of Registrable Securities
with respect to which the Holder has entered into a contract for sale prior
to
the Holder’s receipt of a notice from the Company of the happening of any event
of the kind described in Sections 2(e) or 2(f) and for which the Holder has
not
yet settled.
(d)
The
Holder covenants and agrees that it will comply with the Prospectus delivery
requirements of the Securities Act as applicable to it or an exemption therefrom
in connection with sales of
Registrable
Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement.
4.
Registration
Expenses
.
All
expenses incident to the Company’s performance of or compliance with this
Agreement, including without limitation all registration and filing fees, fees
and expenses of compliance with securities or blue sky laws, printing expenses,
messenger and delivery expenses, fees and disbursements of custodians, and
fees
and disbursements of counsel for the Company and all independent certified
public accountants, underwriters (excluding discounts, commissions and placement
agent fees) and other Persons retained by the Company (all such expenses being
herein called “
Registration
Expenses
”),
shall
be borne by the Company. Further, the Company shall pay its internal expenses
(including, without limitation, all salaries and expenses of its officers and
employees performing legal or accounting duties), the expense of any annual
audit or quarterly review, the expense of any liability insurance and the
expenses and fees for listing the securities to be registered on each securities
exchange on which similar securities issued by the Company are then
listed.
5.
Indemnification
.
In
the
event any Registrable Securities are included in a Registration Statement under
this Agreement:
(a)
To
the
fullest extent permitted by law, the Company will, and hereby does, indemnify,
hold harmless and defend the Holder, the directors, officers, members, partners,
employees, agents, representatives of, and each Person, if any, who controls
the
Holder within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Securities Exchange
Act
(each, an "
Indemnified
Person
"),
against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities, judgments, fines, penalties,
charges, costs, reasonable attorneys' fees, amounts paid in settlement or
expenses, joint or several, (collectively, "
Claims
")
incurred in investigating, preparing or defending any action, claim, suit,
inquiry, proceeding, investigation or appeal taken from the foregoing by or
before any court or governmental, administrative or other regulatory agency,
body or the Commission, whether pending or threatened, whether or not an
indemnified party is or may be a party thereto ("
Indemnified
Damages
"),
to
which any of them may become subject insofar as such Claims (or actions or
proceedings, whether commenced or threatened, in respect thereof) arise out
of
or are based upon: (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of
a
material fact in a Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment
thereto or in any filing made in connection with the qualification of the
offering under the securities or other "blue sky" laws of any jurisdiction
in
which Registrable Securities are offered ("
Blue
Sky Filing
"),
or
the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, (ii) any
untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in
any
preliminary Prospectus if used prior to the effective date of such Registration
Statement, or contained in the final Prospectus (as amended or supplemented,
if
the Company files any amendment thereof or supplement thereto with the
Commission) or the omission or alleged omission to state therein any material
fact necessary to make the statements made therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which the statements therein were made, not misleading,
(iii) any violation or alleged violation by the Company of the Securities Act
or
the Securities Exchange Act, any other law, including, without limitation,
any
state securities law, or any rule or regulation thereunder relating to the
offer
or sale of the Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement
or
(iv) any violation of this Agreement (the matters in the foregoing clauses
(i)
through (iv) being, collectively, "
Violations
").
Subject to Section 5(c), the Company shall reimburse the Indemnified Persons,
promptly as such expenses are incurred and are due and payable, for any legal
fees or other reasonable expenses incurred by them in connection with
investigating or defending any such Claim. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary contained herein, the indemnification agreement contained in this
Section 5(a): (i) shall not apply to a Claim by an Indemnified Person arising
out of or based upon a Violation which occurs in reliance upon and in conformity
with information furnished in writing to the Company by such Indemnified Person
for such Indemnified Person expressly for use in connection with the preparation
of the Registration Statement or any such amendment thereof or supplement
thereto, if such Prospectus was timely made available by the Company pursuant
to
Section 2(c) and (ii) shall not be available to the extent such Claim is based
on a failure of the Holder to deliver or to cause to be delivered the Prospectus
made available by the Company, including a corrected Prospectus, if such
Prospectus or corrected Prospectus was timely made available by the Company
pursuant to Section 2(c); and (iv) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement
of any Claim if such settlement is effected without the prior written consent
of
the Company, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. Such
indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation
made by or on behalf of the Indemnified Person and shall survive the transfer
of
the Registrable Securities by the Holder pursuant to Section 9.
(b)
In
connection with any Registration Statement in which the Holder is participating,
the Holder agrees to indemnify, hold harmless and defend, to the same extent
and
in the same manner as is set forth in Section 6(a), the Company, each of its
directors, each of its officers who signs the Registration Statement and each
Person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of the Securities
Act or the Securities Exchange Act (each, an "
Indemnified
Party
"),
against any Claim or Indemnified Damages to which any of them may become
subject, under the Securities Act or the Securities Exchange Act or otherwise,
insofar as such Claim or Indemnified Damages arise out of or are based upon
any
Violation, in each case to the extent, and only to the extent, that such
Violation occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with written information
furnished to the Company by the Holder expressly for use in connection with
such
Registration Statement; and, subject to Section 5(c), the Holder will reimburse
any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by an Indemnified Party in
connection with investigating or defending any such Claim; provided, however,
that the indemnity agreement contained in this Section 5(b) and the agreement
with respect to contribution contained in Section 6 shall not apply to amounts
paid in settlement of any Claim if such settlement is effected without the
prior
written consent of the Holder, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld
or delayed; provided, further, however, that the Holder shall be liable under
this Section 5(b) for only that amount of a Claim or Indemnified Damages as
does
not exceed the net proceeds to the Holder as a result of the sale of Registrable
Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement. Such indemnity shall remain
in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf
of
such Indemnified Party and shall survive the transfer of the Registrable
Securities by the Holder pursuant to Section 9.
(c)
Promptly
after receipt by an Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party under this Section
5
of notice of the commencement of any action or proceeding (including any
governmental action or proceeding) involving a Claim, such Indemnified Person
or
Indemnified Party shall, if a Claim in respect thereof is to be made against
any
indemnifying party under this Section 5, deliver to the indemnifying party
a
written notice of the commencement thereof, and the indemnifying party shall
have the right to participate in, and, to the extent the indemnifying party
so
desires, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly noticed, to assume
control of the defense thereof with counsel mutually satisfactory to the
indemnifying party and the Indemnified Person or the Indemnified Party, as
the
case may be; provided, however, that an Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party
shall have the right to retain its own counsel with the fees and expenses of
not
more than one counsel for such Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party to be
paid by the indemnifying party, if, in the reasonable opinion of counsel
retained by the indemnifying party, the representation by such counsel of the
Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party and the indemnifying party would be
inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between such
Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party and any other party represented by
such
counsel in such proceeding. The Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person shall
cooperate fully with the indemnifying party in connection with any negotiation
or defense of any such action or Claim by the indemnifying party and shall
furnish to the indemnifying party all information reasonably available to the
Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person which relates to such action or Claim.
The indemnifying party shall keep the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person
reasonably apprised at all times as to the status of the defense or any
settlement negotiations with respect thereto. No indemnifying party shall be
liable for any settlement of any action, claim or proceeding effected without
its prior written consent, provided, however, that the indemnifying party shall
not unreasonably withhold, delay or condition its consent. No indemnifying
party
shall, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified
Person, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement or other
compromise which does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving
by
the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person of
a
release from all liability in respect to such Claim or litigation, and such
settlement shall not include any admission as to fault on the part of the
Indemnified Party. Following indemnification as provided for hereunder, the
indemnifying party shall be subrogated to all rights of the Indemnified Party
or
Indemnified Person with respect to all third parties, firms or corporations
relating to the matter for which indemnification has been made. The failure
to
deliver written notice to the indemnifying party within a reasonable time of
the
commencement of any such action shall not relieve such indemnifying party of
any
liability to the Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party under this Section
5,
except to the extent that the indemnifying party is prejudiced in its ability
to
defend such action.
(d)
The
indemnification required by this Section 5 shall be made by periodic payments
of
the amount thereof during the course of the investigation or defense, as and
when bills are received or Indemnified Damages are incurred.
(e)
The
indemnity agreements contained herein shall be in addition to (i) any cause
of
action or similar right of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person against
the indemnifying party or others, and (ii) any liabilities the indemnifying
party may be subject to pursuant to the law.
6.
Contribution
.
To the
extent any indemnification by an indemnifying party is prohibited or limited
by
law, the indemnifying party agrees to make the maximum contribution with respect
to any amounts for which it would otherwise be liable under Section 5 to the
fullest extent permitted by law; provided, however, that: (i) no Person involved
in the sale of Registrable Securities which Person is guilty of fraudulent
misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 10(f) of the Securities Act)
in
connection with such sale shall be entitled to contribution from any Person
involved in such sale of Registrable Securities who was not guilty of fraudulent
misrepresentation; and (ii) contribution by any seller of Registrable Securities
shall be limited in amount to the net amount of proceeds received by such seller
from the sale of such Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration
Statement
7.
Participation
in Underwritten Registrations
.
No
Person may participate in any registration hereunder which is underwritten
or
sold through a placement agent unless such Person (i) agrees to sell such
Person’s securities on the basis provided in any underwriting or placement
agency arrangements approved by the Company, and (ii) completes and executes
all
questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities, underwriting or placement
agency agreements and other documents required under the terms of such
underwriting or placement agency arrangements.
8.
Reports
under Securities Exchange Act
.
With a
view to making available to the Holder the benefits of Rule 144 promulgated
under the Securities Act or any other similar rule or regulation of the
Commission that may at any time permit the Holder to sell securities of the
Company to the public without registration ("
Rule
144
"),
commencing not later than the completion of the Reverse Merger the Company
agrees to,:
(a)
make
and
keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined
in
Rule 144;
(b)
file
with
the Commission in a timely manner all reports and other documents required
of
the Company under the Securities Act and the Securities Exchange Act so long
as
the Company remains subject to such requirements and the filing of such reports
and other documents is required for the applicable provisions of Rule 144;
and
(c)
furnish
to the Holder so long as the Holder owns Registrable Securities, promptly upon
request, (i) a written statement by the Company, if true, that it has complied
with the reporting requirements of Rule 144, the Securities Act and the
Securities Exchange Act, (ii) a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly
report of the Company and such other reports and documents so filed by the
Company, and (iii) such other information as may be reasonably requested to
permit the Holder to sell such securities pursuant to Rule 144 without
registration.
9.
Assignment
of Registration Rights
.
The
rights under this Agreement shall be automatically assignable by the Holder
to
any transferee of all or any portion of the Holder’s Registrable Securities if:
(i) the Holder agrees in writing with the transferee or assignee to assign
such
rights, and a copy of such agreement is furnished to the Company within a
reasonable time after such assignment; (ii) the Company is, within a reasonable
time after such transfer or assignment, furnished with written notice of (a)
the
name and address of such transferee or assignee, and (b) the securities with
respect to which such registration rights are being transferred or assigned;
(iii) immediately following such transfer or assignment the further disposition
of such securities by the transferee or assignee is restricted under the
Securities Act and applicable state securities laws; and (iv) at or before
the
time the Company receives the written notice contemplated by clause (ii) of
this
sentence the transferee or assignee agrees in writing with the Company to be
bound by all of the provisions contained herein.
10.
Amendment
of Registration Rights
.
Provisions of this Agreement may be amended and the observance thereof may
be
waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively
or
prospectively), only with the written consent of the Company and the Holder.
11.
Definitions
.
(a)
“
Commission
”
means
the Securities and Exchange Commission.
(b)
“
Commission
Comments
”
means
written comments pertaining solely to Rule 415 which are received by the Company
from the Commission, and a copy of which shall have been provided by the Company
to the Holder, to a filed Registration Statement which limit the amount of
shares which may be included therein to a number of shares which is less than
such amount sought to be included thereon as filed with the
Commission.
(c)
“
Common
Stock
”
means
the common stock, $0.01 par value per share, of the Company.
(d)
“
Effective
Date
”
means,
as to a Registration Statement, the date on which such Registration Statement
is
first declared effective by the Commission.
(e)
“
Filing
Date
”
means
(a) with respect to the Registration Statement required to be filed under
Section 1(a), the 30th day following the receipt by the Company of the Demand
Notice, and (b) with respect to any Registration Statements required to be
filed
under Section 1(c), each such Registration Statement shall be filed by the
six-month anniversary of the Effective Date of the Registration Statement
required to be filed under Section 1(a) and for all subsequent Registration
Statements, the six-month anniversary of the Effective Date of the immediately
preceding Registration Statement required to be filed under Section 1(c), as
applicable.
(f)
“
Person
”
means
an individual, a partnership, a limited liability company, a corporation, an
association, a joint stock company, a trust, a joint venture, an unincorporated
organization and a governmental entity or any department, agency or political
subdivision thereof.
(g)
"
Prospectus
"
means
the prospectus included in the Registration Statement (including, without
limitation, a prospectus that includes any information previously omitted from
a
prospectus filed as part of an effective Registration Statement in reliance
upon
Rule 430A promulgated under the Securities Act), as amended or supplemented
by any prospectus supplement, with respect to the terms of the offering of
any
portion of the Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement,
and
all other amendments and supplements to the Prospectus, including post-effective
amendments, and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be
incorporated by reference in such Prospectus
(h)
“
Registrable
Securities
”
means
(i) the Shares issued to the Holder and held by the Holder or its assignees,
(ii) any shares of Common Stock issued to the Holder (whether issued before
or
after the date hereof) and held by the Holder or its assignees, (iii) any Common
Stock issuable upon conversion of any securities convertible into shares of
Common Stock (including the Preferred Shares) or upon exercise of any warrants,
options or similar instruments (whether such convertible securities, warrants,
options or similar instruments are issued before or after the date hereof),
and
(iv) any other shares of Common Stock or any other securities issued or issuable
with respect to the securities referred to in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) by
way
of a stock dividend or stock split or in connection with an exchange or
combination of shares, recapitalization, merger, consolidation or other
reorganization.
(i)
"
Registration
Statement
"
means
any registration statement required to be filed hereunder (which, at the
Company’s option, may be an existing registration statement of the Company
previously filed with the Commission, but not declared effective), including
(in
each case) the Prospectus, amendments and supplements to the Registration
Statement or Prospectus, including pre- and post-effective amendments, all
exhibits thereto, and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be
incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement
(j)
"
Rule
415
"
means
Rule 415 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such
Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation
hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same effect as
such
Rule.
(k)
“
Rule
424
"
means
Rule 424 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such
Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation
hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same effect as
such
Rule.
(l)
“
Securities
Act
”
means
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time.
(m)
“
Securities
Exchange Act
”
means
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time.
12.
Miscellaneous
.
(a)
A
Person
is deemed to be a holder of Registrable Securities whenever such Person owns
or
is deemed to own of record such Registrable Securities. If the Company receives
conflicting instructions, notices or elections from two or more Persons with
respect to the same Registrable Securities, the Company shall act upon the
basis
of instructions, notice or election received from the such record owner of
such
Registrable Securities.
(b)
Any
notices, consents, waivers or other communications required or permitted to
be
given under the terms of this Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed
to
have been delivered: (i) upon receipt, when delivered personally; (ii) upon
receipt, when sent by facsimile (provided confirmation of transmission is
mechanically or electronically generated and kept on file by the sending party);
or (iii) one business day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight
delivery service, in each case properly addressed to the party to receive the
same. The addresses and facsimile numbers for such communications shall
be:
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to the Company:
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Catalyst
Lighting Group, Inc.
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936A
Beachland Boulevard, Suite 13
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Vero
Beach, Florida 32963
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Telephone:
(772) 231-7544
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Facsimile:
(772) 231-5947
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Attention:
Kevin Keating, CEO
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and
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If
to the Holder:
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KIG
Investors I, LLC
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Attn:
Timothy J. Keating, Manager
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5251
DTC Parkway, Suite 1090
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Greenwood
Village, Colorado 80111
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(720)
889-0135 fax
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or
to
such other address and/or facsimile number and/or to the attention of such
other
Person as the recipient party has specified by written notice given to each
other party five (5) days prior to the effectiveness of such change. Written
confirmation of receipt (A) given by the recipient of such notice, consent,
waiver or other communication, (B) mechanically or electronically generated
by
the sender's facsimile machine containing the time, date, recipient facsimile
number and an image of the first page of such transmission or (C) provided
by a
courier or overnight courier service shall be rebuttable evidence of personal
service, receipt by facsimile or receipt from a nationally recognized overnight
delivery service in accordance with clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above,
respectively.
(c)
Failure
of any party to exercise any right or remedy under this Agreement or otherwise,
or delay by a party in exercising such right or remedy, shall not operate as
a
waiver thereof.
(d)
All
questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation
of this Agreement shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of
Delaware, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law
provision or rule (whether of the State of Delaware or other jurisdictions)
that
would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdictions other than the
State of Delaware. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive
jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the State of Delaware,
for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or
with
any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably
waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim
that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that
such suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that
the
venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper. Each party hereby
irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being
served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof to
such
party at the address for such notices to it under this Agreement and agrees
that
such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice
thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right
to serve process in any manner permitted by law. If any provision of this
Agreement shall be invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity
or unenforceability shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the
remainder of this Agreement in that jurisdiction or the validity or
enforceability of any provision of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction.
EACH
PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE, AND AGREES NOT TO
REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN
CONNECTION HEREWITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION
CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
(e)
This
Agreement and the instruments referenced herein and therein constitute the
entire agreement among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter
hereof and thereof. There are no restrictions, promises, warranties or
undertakings, other than those set forth or referred to herein and therein.
This
Agreement and the instruments referenced herein and therein supersede all prior
agreements and understandings among the parties hereto with respect to the
subject matter hereof and thereof.
(f)
Subject
to the requirements of Section 9, this Agreement shall inure to the benefit
of
and be binding upon the permitted successors and assigns of each of the parties
hereto.
(g)
The
headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall
not
limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.
(h)
This
Agreement may be executed in identical counterparts, each of which shall be
deemed an original but all of which shall constitute one and the same agreement.
This Agreement, once executed by a party, may be delivered to the other party
hereto by facsimile transmission of a copy of this Agreement bearing the
signature of the party so delivering this Agreement. This Agreement may also
be
executed by electronic signature of such Person.
(i)
Each
party shall do and perform, or cause to be done and performed, all such further
acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements,
certificates, instruments and documents, as any other party may reasonably
request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this
Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby.
(j)
All
consents and other determinations required to be made by the Holder pursuant
to
this Agreement shall be made, unless otherwise specified in this Agreement,
by
the Holder.
(k)
The
language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by
the
parties to express their mutual intent and no rules of strict construction
will
be applied against any party.
(l)
This
Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective
permitted successors and assigns, and is not for the benefit of, nor may any
provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person.
(m)
The
obligations of the Holder hereunder are several and not joint with the
obligations of any other Holder, and no provision of this Agreement is intended
to confer any obligations on a Holder vis-à-vis any other Holder. Nothing
contained herein, and no action taken by any Holder pursuant hereto, shall
be
deemed to constitute the Holder as a partnership, an association, a joint
venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the Holder
are
in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations
or
the transactions contemplated herein.
(n)
Currency
.
As used
herein, "Dollar", "US Dollar" and "$" each mean the lawful money of the United
States.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF
,
the
parties have executed this Registration Rights Agreement as of the date first
written above.
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HOLDER:
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KIG
Investors I, LLC
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By:
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/s/
Timothy J. Keating
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Timothy
J. Keating, Manager
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COMPANY:
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Catalyst
Lighting Group, Inc.
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By:
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/s/
Kevin R. Keating
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Kevin
R. Keating, CEO
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Exhibit
A
Plan
of Distribution
The
Selling Stockholders and any of their pledgees, donees, transferees, assignees
and successors-in-interest may, from time to time, sell any or all of their
shares of Common Stock on any stock exchange, market or trading facility on
which the shares are traded or in private transactions. These sales may be
at
fixed or negotiated prices. The Selling Stockholders may use any one or more
of
the following methods when selling shares:
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ordinary
brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer
solicits Investors;
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block
trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the shares
as agent
but may position and resell a
portion
of the block as principal to facilitate the
transaction;
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purchases
by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for
its
account;
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an
exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable
exchange;
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privately
negotiated transactions;
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to
cover short sales made after the date that this Registration Statement
is
declared effective by the
Commission;
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broker-dealers
may agree with the Selling Stockholders to sell a specified number
of such
shares at a
stipulated
price per share;
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a
combination of any such methods of sale;
and
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any
other method permitted pursuant to applicable
law.
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The
Selling Stockholders may also sell shares under Rule 144 under the Securities
Act, if available, rather than under this prospectus.
Broker-dealers
engaged by the Selling Stockholders may arrange for other brokers-dealers to
participate in sales. Broker-dealers may receive commissions or discounts from
the Selling Stockholders (or, if any broker-dealer acts as agent for the
purchaser of shares, from the purchaser) in amounts to be negotiated. The
Selling Stockholders do not expect these commissions and discounts to exceed
what is customary in the types of transactions involved.
The
Selling Stockholders may from time to time pledge or grant a security interest
in some or all of the Shares owned by them and, if they default in the
performance of their secured obligations, the pledgees or secured parties may
offer and sell shares of Common Stock from time to time under this prospectus,
or under an amendment to this prospectus under Rule 424(b)(3) or other
applicable provision of the Securities Act of 1933 amending the list of selling
stockholders to include the pledgee, transferee or other successors in interest
as selling stockholders under this prospectus.
Upon
the
Company being notified in writing by a Selling Stockholder that any material
arrangement has been entered into with a broker-dealer for the sale of Common
Stock through a block trade, special offering, exchange distribution or
secondary distribution or a purchase by a broker or dealer, a supplement to
this
prospectus will be filed, if required, pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the
Securities Act, disclosing (i) the name of each such Selling Stockholder and
of
the participating broker-dealer(s), (ii) the number of shares involved, (iii)
the price at which such the shares of Common Stock were sold, (iv) the
commissions paid or discounts or concessions allowed to such broker-dealer(s),
where applicable, (v) that such broker-dealer(s) did not conduct any
investigation to verify the information set out or incorporated by reference
in
this prospectus, and (vi) other facts material to the transaction. In addition,
upon the Company being notified in writing by a Selling Stockholder that a
donee
or pledgee intends to sell more than 500 shares of Common Stock, a supplement
to
this prospectus will be filed if then required in accordance with applicable
securities law.
The
Selling Stockholders also may transfer the shares of Common Stock in other
circumstances, in which case the transferees, pledgees or other successors
in
interest will be the selling beneficial owners for purposes of this
prospectus.
The
Selling Stockholders and any broker-dealers or agents that are involved in
selling the shares may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of the
Securities Act in connection with such sales. In such event, any commissions
received by such broker-dealers or agents and any profit on the resale of the
shares purchased by them may be deemed to be underwriting commissions or
discounts under the Securities Act. Discounts, concessions, commissions and
similar selling expenses, if any, that can be attributed to the sale of the
securities will be paid by the Selling Stockholder and/or the purchasers. Each
Selling Stockholder has represented and warranted to the Company that it
acquired the securities subject to this registration statement in the ordinary
course of such Selling Stockholder's business and, at the time of its purchase
of such securities such Selling Stockholder had no agreements or understandings,
directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute any such
securities.
The
Company has advised each Selling Stockholder that it may not use shares
registered on this Registration Statement to cover short sales of Common Stock
made prior to the date on which this Registration Statement shall have been
declared effective by the Commission. If a Selling Stockholder uses this
prospectus for any sale of the Common Stock, it will be subject to the
prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act. The Selling Stockholders
will be responsible to comply with the applicable provisions of the Securities
Act and Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations thereunder promulgated,
including, without limitation, Regulation M, as applicable to such Selling
Stockholders in connection with resales of their respective shares under this
Registration Statement.
The
Company is required to pay all fees and expenses incident to the registration
of
the shares, but the Company will not receive any proceeds from the sale of
the
Common Stock. The Company has agreed to indemnify the Selling Stockholders
against certain losses, claims, damages and liabilities, including liabilities
under the Securities Act.
EXHIBIT
B
FORM
OF NOTICE OF EFFECTIVENESS
OF
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
[Transfer
Agent]
[Address]
Attention:
Re:
___________________
(“Company”)
Ladies
and Gentlemen:
[We
are][I am] counsel to _________, a _________ corporation (the "Company"), and
have represented the Company in connection with that certain Registration Rights
Agreement with _____________ (the “Holder”) (the "Registration Rights
Agreement") pursuant to which the Company agreed, among other things, to
register the Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights
Agreement), under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act").
In
connection with the Company's obligations under the Registration Rights
Agreement, on ____________ ___, 200_, the Company filed a Registration Statement
on Form SB-2 (File No. 333-_____________) (the "Registration Statement") with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") relating to the Registrable
Securities which names the Holder as a selling stockholder
thereunder.
In
connection with the foregoing, [we][I] advise you that a member of the SEC's
staff has advised [us][me] by telephone that the SEC has entered an order
declaring the Registration Statement effective under the 1933 Act at [ENTER
TIME
OF EFFECTIVENESS] on [ENTER DATE OF EFFECTIVENESS] and [we][I] have no
knowledge, after telephonic inquiry of a member of the SEC's staff, that any
stop order suspending its effectiveness has been issued or that any proceedings
for that purpose are pending before, or threatened by, the SEC and the
Registrable Securities are available for resale under the 1933 Act pursuant
to
the Registration Statement.
This
letter shall serve as our standing instruction to you that the shares of Common
Stock are freely transferable by the Holder pursuant to the Registration
Statement. You need not require further letters from us to effect any future
legend-free issuance or reissuance of shares of Common Stock to the Holders
as
contemplated by the Company's Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions dated
___________, 200_.
EXHIBIT
B
IRREVOCABLE
TRANSFER AGENT INSTRUCTIONS
_______________,
2007
[Addressed
to Transfer Agent]
_______________________
_______________________
Attention:
[________________________]
Ladies
and Gentlemen:
Reference
is made to that certain Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of
_________________, 2007 (the "
Agreement
"),
by
and among ______________, a _____________ corporation (the "
Company
"),
and
_________________________ (the "
Holder
"),
pursuant to which the Company is obligated to register the Holders shares (the
"
Common
Shares
")
of
Common Stock of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share (the "
Common
Stock
").
This
letter shall serve as our irrevocable authorization and direction to you
(provided that you are the transfer agent of the Company at such time) to issue
shares of Common Stock upon transfer or resale of the Common Shares.
You
acknowledge and agree that so long as you have previously received (a) written
confirmation from the Company's
legal
counsel that either (i) a registration statement covering resales of the Common
Shares has been declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the "
SEC
")
under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"
1933
Act
"),
or
(ii) sales of the Common Shares may be made in conformity with Rule 144 under
the 1933 Act
(“
Rule
144
”)
,
(b) if
applicable, a copy of such registration statement
,
and
(c)
notice from legal counsel to the Company or any Holder that a transfer of Common
Shares has been effected either pursuant to the registration statement (and
a
prospectus delivered to the transferee) or pursuant to Rule 144
,
then
as
promptly as practicable
,
you
shall
issue the certificates representing the Common Shares
registered
in the names of such transferees
,
and
such certificates shall not bear any legend restricting transfer of the Common
Shares thereby and should not be subject to any stop-transfer
restriction;
provided,
however, that if such Common Shares and are not registered for resale under
the
1933 Act or able to be sold under Rule 144, then the certificates for such
Common Shares shall bear the following legend:
THE
SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE
SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED (I) IN
THE
ABSENCE OF (A) AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER
THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR (B) AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, IN A GENERALLY
ACCEPTABLE FORM, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT OR (II) UNLESS
SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 OR RULE 144A UNDER SAID ACT. NOTWITHSTANDING THE
FOREGOING, THE SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN
ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN OR FINANCING ARRANGEMENT SECURED BY THE
SECURITIES.
A
form of
written confirmation from the Company's outside legal counsel that a
registration statement covering resales of the Common Shares has been declared
effective by the SEC under the 1933 Act is attached hereto.
Please
execute this letter in the space indicated to acknowledge your agreement to
act
in accordance with these instructions. Should you have any questions concerning
this matter, please contact me at ____________.
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Very
truly yours,
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(“Company”)
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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THE
FOREGOING INSTRUCTIONS ARE
ACKNOWLEDGED
AND AGREED TO
this
___
day of ________________, 2007
[TRANSFER
AGENT]
Enclosures
Copy:
Holder
SETTLEMENT
AND RELEASE AGREEMENT
This
Settlement and Release Agreement (“Agreement”) is entered into and dated
effective as of this 21st day of August, 2007 by and between Feldman Weinstein
& Smith, LLP (“Creditor”) and Catalyst Lighting Group, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (“Catalyst”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS,
Creditor acknowledges that Catalyst owes Creditor $21,917.19 for services
previously rendered by Creditor to Catalyst (“Account Payable”);
WHEREAS,
Catalyst has insufficient financial resources to pay Creditor the Account
Payable;
WHEREAS,
Catalyst intends to file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
(“SEC”) to become a reporting company under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended (“Exchange Act”) after the audit of Catalyst’s financial statements
is completed;
WHEREAS,
after becoming a reporting company under the Exchange Act, Catalyst intends
to
seek to effect a business combination with a corporation or other business
entity with current business operations in a reverse merger or reverse takeover
transaction (“Reverse Merger”);
WHEREAS,
in order to pursue a Reverse Merger, Catalyst needs to pay, settle and/or
satisfy all of its liabilities and obligations;
WHEREAS,
Creditor and Catalyst desire to settle and satisfy all claims, liabilities
and
obligations between them including, without limitation, the Account Payable
pursuant to the terms and conditions hereof;
WHEREAS,
Creditor and Catalyst further desire to terminate and cancel all contracts
and
agreements between them, whether oral or written, without further liability
or
obligation on behalf of either of them, pursuant to the terms and conditions
of
this Agreement; and
WHEREAS,
Creditor and Catalyst further desire to release each other from any and all
liabilities and obligations of any kind or nature, whether known or unknown,
pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement;
AGREEMENTS
Now,
Therefore
,
in
consideration of the above recitals, the following representations, warranties,
covenants and conditions, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt
of which is acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:
1.
Termination
of Agreements
.
Subject
only to the issuance of securities by Catalyst to Creditor as set forth in
Section 3 hereof, Catalyst, on the one hand, and Creditor, on the other hand,
each hereby: (i) mutually terminate and cancel any and all agreements and
contracts (whether oral or written) between Catalyst, on the one hand, and
Creditor, on the other hand, pertaining to any matters between such parties
(“Contracts”), and (ii) release each other from any further liability and
obligations under the Contracts.
2.
Waiver
and Release
.
Subject
only to the issuance of securities by Catalyst to Creditor as set forth in
Section 3 hereof, Catalyst, on the one hand, and Creditor, on the other hand,
each hereby waive, and forever and irrevocably release and discharge the other
party and its respective successors and assigns, and their respective past
and
present officers and directors, employees, shareholders, members, consultants,
attorneys, accountants, other professionals, insurers, agents and all other
related entities, including, but not limited to, assigns, predecessors,
successors, controlling corporations, subsidiaries or other affiliates, from
all
liabilities and obligations owed by either party to the other party, and from
any and all claims, demands, and causes of action of every kind and nature,
including, without limitation, the Account Payable, those relating to or arising
out of any federal, state or local laws, and common law, claims for advances
or
other loans, claims for unpaid fess, interest, penalties, expense reimbursement
or other compensation, claims for fees or expenses for services rendered;
provided, however, that nothing contained herein shall be construed to limit
in
any way the rights of either party, and their successors and assigns, to enforce
the terms of this Agreement. Further, each party i
rrevocably
agrees to refrain from directly or indirectly asserting any claim or demand
or
commencing (or causing to be commenced) any suit, action, or proceeding of
any
kind, in any court or before any tribunal, against the other party based upon
any released claim.
3.
Issuance
of Securities
.
In full
satisfaction of all obligations and liabilities of Catalyst owed to Creditor,
including, without limitation, the Account Payable, Catalyst hereby agrees
to
issue to Creditor a total of 212,668 shares of Catalyst’s common stock
(“Shares”). The Shares shall be issued pursuant to an exemption from
registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Securities Act”),
and the certificates representing the Shares shall contain the restrictive
legend under the Securities Act. Prior to the issuance of the Shares, Creditor
shall deliver to Catalyst a representation letter with respect to the issuance
of the Shares, which shall be in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A. The
Shares will be entitled to piggyback registration rights as set forth in the
Registration Rights Agreement, the form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit
B
(“Registration Rights Agreement”).
4.
R
epresentations
and Warranties of Catalyst
.
Catalyst represents and warrants to Creditor that: (i) on the date of this
Agreement, Catalyst has all necessary authority to execute this Agreement;
(ii)
there is no claim, action, suit or other proceeding pending, threatened or
known, which, if decided adversely, would interfere with the consummation of
the
transaction contemplated hereby; (iii) no approval or consent of any
governmental authority or third party is required for Catalyst to enter into
or
perform this Agreement; (iv) this Agreement is enforceable in accordance with
its terms, subject to the laws of insolvency and general principles of equity;
and (v) this Agreement has been duly authorized and adopted by
Catalyst.
5.
Representations
and Warranties of Creditor
.
Creditor represents and warrants to Catalyst that: (i) on the date of this
Agreement, Creditor has all necessary authority to execute this Agreement;
(ii)
there is no claim, action, suit or other proceeding pending, threatened or
known, which, if decided adversely, would interfere with the consummation of
the
transaction contemplated hereby; (iii) no approval or consent of any
governmental authority or third party is required for Creditor to enter into
or
perform this Agreement; and (iv) this Agreement is enforceable against Creditor
in accordance with its terms, subject to the laws of insolvency and general
principles of equity.
6.
Delivery
and Cooperation
.
If
either party requires any further documentation (including, without limitation,
any UCC termination filings), the other party will promptly respond to any
reasonable requests for additional documentation.
7.
Miscellaneous
.
(a)
Successors
and Assigns
.
This
Agreement shall be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective
successors and assigns.
(b)
Survival
of Covenants and Representations
.
All
agreements, covenants, representations and warranties made by the parties herein
shall survive the delivery of this Agreement.
(c)
Severability
.
Should
any part of this Agreement for any reason be declared invalid or unenforceable,
such decision will not affect the validity or enforceability of any remaining
portion, which remaining portion will remain in force and effect as if this
Agreement had been executed with the invalid portion thereof eliminated, and
it
is hereby declared as the intention of the parties hereto that the parties
would
have executed the remaining portion of this Agreement without including therein
any such part or portion that may, for any reason, be hereafter declared invalid
or unenforceable.
(d)
Governing
Law and Venue
.
This
Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of
the
State of Delaware, without reference to choice of law principles.
(e)
Captions
.
The
descriptive headings of the various Sections or parts of this Agreement are
for
convenience only and shall not affect the meaning or construction of any of
the
provisions hereof.
(f)
Entire
Agreement
.
This
Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the parties hereto concerning
the subject matter contained herein, and supersedes all prior agreements or
understanding of the parties. No provision of this Agreement may be waived
or
amended except in a writing signed by both parties. A waiver or amendment of
any
term or provision of this Agreement shall not be construed as a waiver or
amendment of any other term or provision.
(g)
Counterparts
.
This
Agreement may be executed by facsimile or electronic signatures and in multiple
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original. It shall not be
necessary that each party executes each counterpart, or that any one counterpart
be executed by more than one party so long as each party executes at least
one
counterpart.
(h)
Arbitration
.
All
disputes, controversies or claims (“
Disputes
”)
arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall in the first instance be
the
subject of a meeting between a representative of each party who has
decision-making authority with respect to the matter in question. Should the
meeting either not take place or not result in a resolution of the Dispute
within twenty (20) business days following notice of the Dispute to the other
party, then the Dispute shall be resolved in a binding arbitration proceeding
to
be held in New York, New York in accordance with the international rules of
the
American Arbitration Association. The arbitrators may award attorneys’ fees and
other related arbitration expenses, as well as pre- and post-judgment interest
on any award of damages, to the prevailing party or parties, in their sole
discretion. The parties agree that a panel of three arbitrators shall be
required, all of whom shall be fluent in the English language, and that the
arbitration proceeding shall be conducted entirely in the English language.
Any
award of the arbitrators shall be deemed confidential information for a minimum
period of five years.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been executed as of the date first written
above.
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CATALYST LIGHTING GROUP,
INC.
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By:
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/s/
Dennis Depenbusch
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Dennis
Depenbusch, CEO
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CREDITOR:
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Feldman Weinstein & Smith, LLP
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David Feldman
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Name:
David Feldman
Title:
Managing Partner
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Exhibit
A
- Creditor Investor Representation Letter
Exhibit
B
- Registration Rights Agreement
SETTLEMENT
AND RELEASE AGREEMENT
This
Settlement and Release Agreement (“Agreement”) is entered into and dated
effective as of this 13th day of August, 2007 by and between Halliburton
Investor Relations (“Creditor”) and Catalyst Lighting Group, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (“Catalyst”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS,
Creditor acknowledges that Catalyst owes Creditor $51,342.40 for services
previously rendered by Creditor to Catalyst (“Account Payable”);
WHEREAS,
Catalyst has insufficient financial resources to pay Creditor the Account
Payable;
WHEREAS,
Catalyst intends to file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
(“SEC”) to become a reporting company under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended (“Exchange Act”) after the audit of Catalyst’s financial statements
is completed;
WHEREAS,
after becoming a reporting company under the Exchange Act, Catalyst intends
to
seek to effect a business combination with a corporation or other business
entity with current business operations in a reverse merger or reverse takeover
transaction (“Reverse Merger”);
WHEREAS,
in order to pursue a Reverse Merger, Catalyst needs to pay, settle and/or
satisfy all of its liabilities and obligations;
WHEREAS,
Creditor and Catalyst desire to settle and satisfy all claims, liabilities
and
obligations between them including, without limitation, the Account Payable
pursuant to the terms and conditions hereof;
WHEREAS,
Creditor and Catalyst further desire to terminate and cancel all contracts
and
agreements between them, whether oral or written, without further liability
or
obligation on behalf of either of them, pursuant to the terms and conditions
of
this Agreement; and
WHEREAS,
Creditor and Catalyst further desire to release each other from any and all
liabilities and obligations of any kind or nature, whether known or unknown,
pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement;
AGREEMENTS
Now,
Therefore
,
in
consideration of the above recitals, the following representations, warranties,
covenants and conditions, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt
of which is acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:
1.
Termination
of Agreements
.
Subject
only to the issuance of securities by Catalyst to Creditor as set forth in
Section 3 hereof, Catalyst, on the one hand, and Creditor, on the other hand,
each hereby: (i) mutually terminate and cancel any and all agreements and
contracts (whether oral or written) between Catalyst, on the one hand, and
Creditor, on the other hand, pertaining to any matters between such parties
(“Contracts”), and (ii) release each other from any further liability and
obligations under the Contracts.
2.
Waiver
and Release
.
Subject
only to the issuance of securities by Catalyst to Creditor as set forth in
Section 3 hereof, Catalyst, on the one hand, and Creditor, on the other hand,
each hereby waive, and forever and irrevocably release and discharge the other
party and its respective successors and assigns, and their respective past
and
present officers and directors, employees, shareholders, members, consultants,
attorneys, accountants, other professionals, insurers, agents and all other
related entities, including, but not limited to, assigns, predecessors,
successors, controlling corporations, subsidiaries or other affiliates, from
all
liabilities and obligations owed by either party to the other party, and from
any and all claims, demands, and causes of action of every kind and nature,
including, without limitation, the Account Payable, those relating to or arising
out of any federal, state or local laws, and common law, claims for advances
or
other loans, claims for unpaid fess, interest, penalties, expense reimbursement
or other compensation, claims for fees or expenses for services rendered;
provided, however, that nothing contained herein shall be construed to limit
in
any way the rights of either party, and their successors and assigns, to enforce
the terms of this Agreement. Further, each party i
rrevocably
agrees to refrain from directly or indirectly asserting any claim or demand
or
commencing (or causing to be commenced) any suit, action, or proceeding of
any
kind, in any court or before any tribunal, against the other party based upon
any released claim.
3.
Issuance
of Securities
.
In full
satisfaction of all obligations and liabilities of Catalyst owed to Creditor,
including, without limitation, the Account Payable, Catalyst hereby agrees
to
issue to Creditor a total of 498,188 shares of Catalyst’s common stock
(“Shares”). The Shares shall be issued pursuant to an exemption from
registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Securities Act”),
and the certificates representing the Shares shall contain the restrictive
legend under the Securities Act. Prior to the issuance of the Shares, Creditor
shall deliver to Catalyst a representation letter with respect to the issuance
of the Shares, which shall be in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A. The
Shares will be entitled to piggyback registration rights as set forth in the
Registration Rights Agreement, the form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit
B
(“Registration Rights Agreement”).
4.
R
epresentations
and Warranties of Catalyst
.
Catalyst represents and warrants to Creditor that: (i) on the date of this
Agreement, Catalyst has all necessary authority to execute this Agreement;
(ii)
there is no claim, action, suit or other proceeding pending, threatened or
known, which, if decided adversely, would interfere with the consummation of
the
transaction contemplated hereby; (iii) no approval or consent of any
governmental authority or third party is required for Catalyst to enter into
or
perform this Agreement; (iv) this Agreement is enforceable in accordance with
its terms, subject to the laws of insolvency and general principles of equity;
and (v) this Agreement has been duly authorized and adopted by
Catalyst.
5.
Representations
and Warranties of Creditor
.
Creditor represents and warrants to Catalyst that: (i) on the date of this
Agreement, Creditor has all necessary authority to execute this Agreement;
(ii)
there is no claim, action, suit or other proceeding pending, threatened or
known, which, if decided adversely, would interfere with the consummation of
the
transaction contemplated hereby; (iii) no approval or consent of any
governmental authority or third party is required for Creditor to enter into
or
perform this Agreement; and (iv) this Agreement is enforceable against Creditor
in accordance with its terms, subject to the laws of insolvency and general
principles of equity.
6.
Delivery
and Cooperation
.
If
either party requires any further documentation (including, without limitation,
any UCC termination filings), the other party will promptly respond to any
reasonable requests for additional documentation.
7.
Miscellaneous
.
(a)
Successors
and Assigns
.
This
Agreement shall be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective
successors and assigns.
(b)
Survival
of Covenants and Representations
.
All
agreements, covenants, representations and warranties made by the parties herein
shall survive the delivery of this Agreement.
(c)
Severability
.
Should
any part of this Agreement for any reason be declared invalid or unenforceable,
such decision will not affect the validity or enforceability of any remaining
portion, which remaining portion will remain in force and effect as if this
Agreement had been executed with the invalid portion thereof eliminated, and
it
is hereby declared as the intention of the parties hereto that the parties
would
have executed the remaining portion of this Agreement without including therein
any such part or portion that may, for any reason, be hereafter declared invalid
or unenforceable.
(d)
Governing
Law and Venue
.
This
Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of
the
State of Delaware, without reference to choice of law principles.
(e)
Captions
.
The
descriptive headings of the various Sections or parts of this Agreement are
for
convenience only and shall not affect the meaning or construction of any of
the
provisions hereof.
(f)
Entire
Agreement
.
This
Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the parties hereto concerning
the subject matter contained herein, and supersedes all prior agreements or
understanding of the parties. No provision of this Agreement may be waived
or
amended except in a writing signed by both parties. A waiver or amendment of
any
term or provision of this Agreement shall not be construed as a waiver or
amendment of any other term or provision.
(g)
Counterparts
.
This
Agreement may be executed by facsimile or electronic signatures and in multiple
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original. It shall not be
necessary that each party executes each counterpart, or that any one counterpart
be executed by more than one party so long as each party executes at least
one
counterpart.
(h)
Arbitration
.
All
disputes, controversies or claims (“
Disputes
”)
arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall in the first instance be
the
subject of a meeting between a representative of each party who has
decision-making authority with respect to the matter in question. Should the
meeting either not take place or not result in a resolution of the Dispute
within twenty (20) business days following notice of the Dispute to the other
party, then the Dispute shall be resolved in a binding arbitration proceeding
to
be held in Dallas, Texas in accordance with the international rules of the
American Arbitration Association. The arbitrators may award attorneys’ fees and
other related arbitration expenses, as well as pre- and post-judgment interest
on any award of damages, to the prevailing party or parties, in their sole
discretion. The parties agree that a panel of three arbitrators shall be
required, all of whom shall be fluent in the English language, and that the
arbitration proceeding shall be conducted entirely in the English language.
Any
award of the arbitrators shall be deemed confidential information for a minimum
period of five years.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been executed as of the date first written
above.
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CATALYST
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By:
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Dennis Depenbusch
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Dennis
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CREDITOR:
Halliburton
Investor Relations
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Alan
Halliburton
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Name:
Alan Halliburton
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Title:
Chairman
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Exhibit
A
- Creditor Investor Representation Letter
Exhibit
B
- Registration Rights Agreement
REGISTRATION
RIGHTS AGREEMENT
THIS
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
(this
“
Agreement
”)
is
made as of this 14
th
day of
September, 2007, by and among Catalyst Lighting Group, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the “
Company
”),
and
______________ (“
Holder
”).
A.
The
Company has issued a total of ______ shares of common stock, par value $0.01
per
share, of the Company (“
Shares
”)
to the
Holder.
B.
As
partial consideration for the issuance of Shares to the Holder, the Company
agreed to grant to the Holder the registration rights set forth herein.
C.
Unless
otherwise provided in this Agreement, capitalized terms used herein shall have
the respective meanings set forth in Section 11 hereof.
NOW,
THEREFORE
,
in
consideration of the above premises and the mutual covenants contained herein
and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which
are hereby acknowledged, the Company and Holder hereby agree as
follows:
1.
Registration
.
(a)
Piggyback
Registrations Rights
.
Commencing immediately following
the
completion by the Company of a business combination with a private company
in a
reverse merger or reverse take-over transaction (“
Reverse
Merger
”),
a
t
any
time there is not an effective Registration Statement covering the Registrable
Securities, and the Company shall determine to prepare and file with the
Commission a Registration Statement relating to an offering for its own account
or the account of others under the Securities Act of any of its equity
securities, other than on Form S-4 or Form S-8 (each as promulgated under the
Securities Act) or their then equivalents relating to equity securities to
be
issued solely in connection with any acquisition of any entity or business
or
equity securities issuable in connection with stock option or other employee
benefit plans, then the Company shall send to the Holder a written notice of
such determination at least twenty (20) days prior to the filing of any such
Registration Statement and shall automatically include in such Registration
Statement all Registrable Securities for resale and offer on a continuous basis
pursuant to Rule 415; provided, however, that (i) if, at any time after giving
written notice of its intention to register any securities and prior to the
effective date of the Registration Statement filed in connection with such
registration, the Company determines for any reason not to proceed with such
registration, the Company will be relieved of its obligation to register any
Registrable Securities in connection with such registration, (ii) in case of
a
determination by the Company to delay registration of its securities, the
Company will be permitted to delay the registration of Registrable Securities
for the same period as the delay in registering such other securities, (iii)
each Holder is subject to confidentiality obligations with respect to any
information gained in this process or any other material non-public information
he, she or it obtains, (iv) each Holder is subject to all applicable laws
relating to insider trading or similar restrictions; and (v) if all of the
Registrable Securities of the Holder cannot be so included due to Commission
Comments, then the Company may reduce the number of the Holder’s Registrable
Securities covered by such Registration Statement to the maximum number which
would enable the Company to conduct such offering in accordance with the
provisions of Rule 415.
The
Holder shall be entitled to include all Registrable Securities for resale in
the
Registration Statement filed by the Company in connection with a public offering
of equity securities by the Company after the date of this Agreement (the
“
Initial
Registration Statement
”),
pursuant to Rule 415, so long as (1) such shares shall not be included as part
of the underwritten offering of primary shares by the Company, unless the
Company and underwriter agree to allow the inclusion of such Registrable Shares
as part of the underwritten offering and, in such event, the Holder elects
to
include the Registrable Securities in the underwriting subject to an allocation
among all holders of registration rights in the manner set forth in Section
1(b)
hereof, (2) the underwriter approves the inclusion of such Registrable
Securities in such Initial Registration Statement, subject to customary
underwriter cutbacks applicable to all holders of registration rights, (3)
the
Holder shall enter into the underwriters’ form of lockup agreement as and to the
extent requested by the underwriters, which may require that all of the
Registrable Securities held by the Holder not be sold or otherwise transferred
without the consent of the underwriters for a period not to exceed 180 days
from
the closing of the offering contemplated by the Initial Registration Statement,
and (4) if all of the Registrable Securities of the Holder cannot be so included
due to Commission Comments, then the Company may reduce the number of the
Holder’s Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement to the
maximum number which would enable the Company to conduct such offering in
accordance with the provisions of Rule 415. The Registration Statement required
hereunder shall contain the Plan of Distribution, attached hereto as
Exhibit
A
(which
may be modified to respond to comments, if any, received by the Commission).
The Company shall cause any Registration Statement filed under this
Section 1(d) to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly
as
possible after the filing thereof and shall keep such Registration Statement
continuously effective under the Securities Act until the earlier of (i) one
year after its Effective Date, (ii) such time as all of the Registrable
Securities covered by such Registration Statement have been publicly sold by
the
Holder, or (iii) such time as all of the Registrable Securities covered by
such
Registration Statement may be sold by the Holder pursuant to Rule 144(k), or
Rule 144 without regard to the volume limitations for sales as provided in
that
regulation, as determined by the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written
opinion letter to such effect, addressed and acceptable to the Company's
transfer agent and the affected Holder ("
Effectiveness
Period
”).
By
5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the business day immediately following the
Effective Date of such Registration Statement, the Company shall file with
the
Commission in accordance with Rule 424 under the Securities Act the final
Prospectus to be used in connection with sales pursuant to such Registration
Statement (whether or not such filing is technically required under such
Rule).
(b)
Cutback
Provisions
.
In the
event all of the Registrable Securities of the Holder cannot be included in
a
Registration Statement under Section 1(a) hereof due to Commission Comments
or
underwriter cutbacks, then the Company, unless otherwise prohibited by the
Commission, shall cause the Registrable Securities of the Holder to be included
in such Registration Statement to be reduced pro rata based on the number of
registrable securities held by all holders of registration rights as of the
date
immediately preceding the Reverse Merger.
(c)
Termination
of Registration Rights
.
The
registration rights afforded to the Holder under this Section 1 shall terminate
on the earliest date when all Registrable Securities of the Holder either:
(i)
have been publicly sold
by the
Holder pursuant to a Registration Statement, (ii)
have
been
covered by an effective Registration Statement which has been effective for
an
aggregate period of twelve (12) months (whether or not consecutive), or (iii)
may
be
sold by the Holder pursuant to Rule 144(k), or Rule 144 without regard to the
volume limitations for sales as provided in that regulation, as determined
by
the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect,
addressed and acceptable to the Company's transfer agent and the affected
Holder.
2.
Registration
Procedures
.
Whenever any Registrable Securities are to be registered pursuant to this
Agreement, the Company shall use its best efforts to effect the registration
and
sale of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method
of
disposition thereof, and pursuant thereto the Company shall have the following
obligations:
(a)
The
Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement
with
respect to such Registrable Securities and use its best efforts to cause such
Registration Statement to become effective.
(b)
The
Company shall prepare and file with the Commission such amendments (including
post-effective amendments) and supplements to a Registration Statement and
the
Prospectus used in connection with such Registration Statement, which Prospectus
is to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 promulgated under the Securities Act, as
may
be necessary to keep such Registration Statement effective at all times during
the Effectiveness Period, and, during such period, comply with the provisions
of
the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all Registrable Securities
of the Company covered by such Registration Statement until such time as all
of
such Registrable Securities shall have been disposed of in accordance with
the
intended methods of disposition by the seller or sellers thereof as set forth
in
such Registration Statement. In the case of amendments and supplements to a
Registration Statement which are required to be filed pursuant to this Agreement
by reason of the Company filing a report on Form 10-QSB, Form 10-KSB or any
analogous report under the Securities Exchange Act, the Company shall have
incorporated such report by reference into such Registration Statement, if
applicable, or shall file such amendments or supplements with the Commission
on
the same day on which the Securities Exchange Act report is filed which created
the requirement for the Company to amend or supplement such Registration
Statement.
(c)
The
Company shall furnish to each seller of Registrable Securities in any
Registration Statement, without charge, (i) promptly after the same is prepared
and filed with the Commission at least one copy of such Registration Statement
and any amendment(s) thereto, including financial statements and schedules,
all
documents incorporated therein by reference, if requested by such seller, all
exhibits and each preliminary Prospectus, (ii) upon the effectiveness of any
Registration Statement, ten (10) copies of the Prospectus included in such
Registration Statement and all amendments and supplements thereto (or such
other
number of copies as such seller may reasonably request) and (iii) such other
documents, including copies of any preliminary or final Prospectus, as such
seller may reasonably request from time to time in order to facilitate the
disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such seller.
(d)
The
Company shall use its best efforts to (i) register and qualify, unless an
exemption from registration and qualification applies, the resale by any seller
of the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement under such
other securities or "blue sky" laws of all applicable jurisdictions in the
United States, (ii) prepare and file in those jurisdictions, such amendments
(including post-effective amendments) and supplements to such registrations
and
qualifications as may be necessary to maintain the effectiveness thereof during
the Effectiveness Period, (iii) take such other actions as may be necessary
to
maintain such registrations and qualifications in effect at all times during
the
Effectiveness Period, and (iv) take all other actions reasonably necessary
or
advisable to qualify the Registrable Securities for sale in such jurisdictions;
provided, however, that the Company shall not be required in connection
therewith or as a condition thereto to (x) qualify to do business in any
jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this
Section 2(d), (y) subject itself to general taxation in any such jurisdiction,
or (z) file a general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction.
(e)
The
Company shall use its best efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop order
or
other suspension of effectiveness of a Registration Statement, or the suspension
of the qualification of any of Registrable Securities for sale in any
jurisdiction and, if such an order or suspension is issued, to obtain the
withdrawal of such order or suspension at the earliest possible moment and
to
notify the Holder of any Registrable Securities being sold of the issuance
of
such order and the resolution thereof or its receipt of actual notice of the
initiation or threat of any proceeding for such purpose.
(f)
The
Company shall notify the Holder in writing of the happening of any event, as
promptly as practicable after becoming aware of such event, as a result of
which
the Prospectus included in a Registration Statement, as then in effect, includes
an untrue statement of a material fact or omission to state a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein,
in
the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading
(provided that in no event shall such notice contain any material, nonpublic
information), and, subject to Section 2(r), promptly prepare a supplement or
amendment to such Registration Statement to correct such untrue statement or
omission, and deliver ten (10) copies of such supplement or amendment to the
Holder (or such other number of copies as the Holder may reasonably request).
(g)
The
Company shall promptly notify the Holder in writing (i) when a Prospectus or
any
Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment has been filed, and when
a
Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment has become effective
(notification of such effectiveness shall be delivered to the Holder by
facsimile on the same day of such effectiveness and by overnight mail), (ii)
of
any request by the Commission for amendments or supplements to a Registration
Statement or related Prospectus or related information, and (iii) of the
Company's reasonable determination that a post-effective amendment to a
Registration Statement would be appropriate.
(h)
If
the
Holder is required under applicable securities laws to be described in a
Registration Statement as an underwriter, at the reasonable request of such
Holder, the Company shall furnish to such Holder, on the date of the
effectiveness of such Registration Statement and thereafter from time to time
on
such dates as the Holder may reasonably request (i) a letter, dated such date,
from the Company's independent certified public accountants in form and
substance as is customarily given by independent certified public accountants
to
underwriters in an underwritten public offering, addressed to the Holder, and
(ii) an opinion, dated as of such date, of counsel representing the Company
for
purposes of such Registration Statement, in form, scope and substance as is
customarily given in an underwritten public offering, addressed to the
Holder.
(i)
If
the
Holder is required under applicable securities laws to be described in a
Registration Statement as an underwriter, then at the request of such Holder
in
connection with such Holder's due diligence requirements, the Company shall
make
available for inspection by (i) the Holder, (ii) the Holder’s legal counsel, and
(iii) one firm of accountants or other agents retained by the Holder
(collectively, the "
Inspectors
"),
all
pertinent financial and other records, and pertinent corporate documents and
properties of the Company (collectively, the "
Records
"),
as
shall be reasonably deemed necessary by each Inspector, and cause the Company's
officers, directors and employees to supply all information which any Inspector
may reasonably request; provided, however, that each Inspector shall agree
to
hold in strict confidence and shall not make any disclosure (except to the
Holder) or use of any Record or other information which the Company determines
in good faith to be confidential, and of which determination the Inspectors
are
so notified, unless (a) the disclosure of such Records is necessary to avoid
or
correct a misstatement or omission in any Registration Statement or is otherwise
required under the Securities Act, (b) the release of such Records is ordered
pursuant to a final, non-appealable subpoena or order from a court or government
body of competent jurisdiction, or (c) the information in such Records has
been
made generally available to the public other than by disclosure in violation
of
this or any other agreement of which the Inspector has knowledge. Each Holder
agrees that it shall, upon learning that disclosure of such Records is sought
in
or by a court or governmental body of competent jurisdiction or through other
means, give prompt notice to the Company and allow the Company, at its expense,
to undertake appropriate action to prevent disclosure of, or to obtain a
protective order for, the Records deemed confidential. Nothing herein (or in
any
other confidentiality agreement between the Company and the Holder) shall be
deemed to limit the Holder's ability to sell Registrable Securities in a manner
which is otherwise consistent with applicable laws and regulations.
(j)
The
Company shall hold in confidence and not make any disclosure of information
concerning the Holder provided to the Company unless (i) disclosure of such
information is necessary to comply with federal or state securities laws, (ii)
the disclosure of such information is necessary to avoid or correct a
misstatement or omission in any Registration Statement, (iii) the release of
such information is ordered pursuant to a subpoena or other final,
non-appealable order from a court or governmental body of competent
jurisdiction, or (iv) such information has been made generally available to
the
public other than by disclosure in violation of this Agreement or any other
agreement. The Company agrees that it shall, upon learning that disclosure
of
such information concerning the Holder is sought in or by a court or
governmental body of competent jurisdiction or through other means, give prompt
written notice to the Holder and allow the Holder, at the Holder’s expense, to
undertake appropriate action to prevent disclosure of, or to obtain a protective
order for, such information.
(k)
The
Company shall use its best efforts either to (i) cause all of the Registrable
Securities covered by a Registration Statement to be listed on each securities
exchange on which securities of the same class or series issued by the Company
are then listed, if any, if the listing of such Registrable Securities is then
permitted under the rules of such exchange, or (ii) secure designation and
quotation of all of the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration
Statement on The NASDAQ Global Market, The NASDAQ Capital Market or the American
Stock Exchange, or (iii) if, despite the Company's best efforts to satisfy,
the
preceding clauses (i) and (ii) the Company is unsuccessful in satisfying the
preceding clauses (i) and (ii), to secure the inclusion for quotation on the
Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board for such Registrable Securities and, without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, to use its best efforts to arrange
for
at least two market makers to register with the National Association of
Securities Dealers, Inc. ("
NASD
")
as
such with respect to such Registrable Securities. The Company shall pay all
fees
and expenses in connection with satisfying its obligation under this Section
2(k).
(l)
The
Company shall cooperate with the Holder who hold Registrable Securities being
offered and, to the extent applicable, facilitate the timely preparation and
delivery of certificates (not bearing any restrictive legend) representing
the
Registrable Securities to be offered pursuant to a Registration Statement and
enable such certificates to be in such denominations or amounts, as the case
may
be, as the Holder may reasonably request and registered in such names as the
Holder may request.
(m)
If
requested by the Holder, the Company shall (i) as soon as practicable
incorporate in a Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment such
information as the Holder reasonably requests to be included therein relating
to
the sale and distribution of Registrable Securities, including, without
limitation, information with respect to the number of Registrable Securities
being offered or sold, the purchase price being paid therefor and any other
terms of the offering of the Registrable Securities to be sold in such offering;
(ii) as soon as practicable make all required filings of such Prospectus
supplement or post-effective amendment after being notified of the matters
to be
incorporated in such Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment; and
(iii) as soon as practicable, supplement or make amendments to any Registration
Statement if reasonably requested by the Holder holding any Registrable
Securities.
(n)
The
Company shall use its best efforts to cause the Registrable Securities covered
by a Registration Statement to be registered with or approved by such other
governmental agencies or authorities as may be necessary to consummate the
disposition of such Registrable Securities.
(o)
The
Company shall make generally available to its security holders as soon as
practical, but not later than ninety (90) days after the close of the period
covered thereby, an earnings statement (in form complying with, and in the
manner provided by, the provisions of Rule 158 under the Securities Act)
covering a twelve-month period beginning not later than the first day of the
Company's fiscal quarter next following the effective date of a Registration
Statement.
(p)
The
Company shall otherwise use its best efforts to comply with all applicable
rules
and regulations of the Commission in connection with any registration
hereunder.
(q)
Within
two (2) business days after a Registration Statement which covers Registrable
Securities is ordered effective by the Commission, the Company shall deliver,
and shall cause legal counsel for the Company to deliver, to the transfer agent
for such Registrable Securities (with copies to the Holder whose Registrable
Securities are included in such Registration Statement) confirmation that such
Registration Statement has been declared effective by the Commission in the
form
attached hereto as
Exhibit
B
and the
Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit
C
.
(r)
Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary herein, at any time after the Effective Date of a
Registration Statement, the Company may delay the disclosure of material,
non-public information concerning the Company the disclosure of which at the
time is not, in the good faith opinion of the Board of Directors of the Company
and its counsel, in the best interest of the Company and, in the opinion of
counsel to the Company, otherwise required (a "
Grace
Period
");
provided, that the Company shall promptly (i) notify the Holder in writing
of
the existence of material, non-public information giving rise to a Grace Period
(provided that in each notice the Company will not disclose the content of
such
material, non-public information to the Holder) and the date on which the Grace
Period will begin, and (ii) notify the Holder in writing of the date on which
the Grace Period ends; and, provided further, that no Grace Period shall exceed
five (5) consecutive days and during any three hundred sixty five (365) day
period such Grace Periods shall not exceed an aggregate of twenty (20) days
and
the first day of any Grace Period must be at least five (5) trading days after
the last day of any prior Grace Period (each, an "
Allowable
Grace Period
").
For
purposes of determining the length of a Grace Period above, the Grace Period
shall begin on and include the date the Holder receives the notice referred
to
in clause (i) and shall end on and include the later of the date the Holder
receives the notice referred to in clause (ii) and the date referred to in
such
notice. The provisions of Section 2(e) hereof shall not be applicable during
the
period of any Allowable Grace Period. Upon expiration of the Grace Period,
the
Company shall again be bound by Section 2(f) with respect to the information
giving rise thereto unless such material, non-public information is no longer
applicable. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Company shall cause
its transfer agent to deliver unlegended shares of Common Stock to a transferee
of the Holder in connection with any sale of Registrable Securities with respect
to which the Holder has entered into a contract for sale, and delivered a copy
of the Prospectus included as part of the applicable Registration Statement
(unless an exemption from such Prospectus delivery requirements exists), prior
to the Holder’s receipt of the notice of a Grace Period and for which the Holder
has not yet settled.
3.
Obligations
of the Holders
.
(a)
At
least
five (5) business days prior to the first anticipated filing date of a
Registration Statement, the Company shall notify the Holder in writing of the
information the Company requires from the Holder if the Holder’s Registrable
Securities are to be included in such Registration Statement. It shall be a
condition precedent to the obligations of the Company to complete the
registration pursuant to this Agreement with respect to the Registrable
Securities of the Holder that the Holder shall furnish to the Company such
information regarding itself, the Registrable Securities held by it and the
intended method of disposition of the Registrable Securities held by it as
shall
be reasonably required to effect the effectiveness of the registration of such
Registrable Securities and shall execute such documents in connection with
such
registration as the Company may reasonably request.
(b)
The
Holder, by the Holder’s acceptance of the Registrable Securities, agrees to
cooperate with the Company as reasonably requested by the Company in connection
with the preparation and filing of any Registration Statement hereunder, unless
the Holder has notified the Company in writing of the Holder's election to
exclude all of the Holder’s Registrable Securities from such Registration
Statement.
(c)
The
Holder agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of the happening
of any event of the kind described in Sections 2(e) or 2(f), the Holder will
immediately discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to any
Registration Statement(s) covering such Registrable Securities until the
Holder’s receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus
contemplated by Sections 2(e) or 2(f) or receipt of notice that no supplement
or
amendment is required. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Company
shall cause its transfer agent to deliver unlegended shares of Common Stock
to a
transferee of the Holder in connection with any sale of Registrable Securities
with respect to which the Holder has entered into a contract for sale prior
to
the Holder’s receipt of a notice from the Company of the happening of any event
of the kind described in Sections 2(e) or 2(f) and for which the Holder has
not
yet settled.
(d)
The
Holder covenants and agrees that it will comply with the Prospectus delivery
requirements of the Securities Act as applicable to it or an exemption therefrom
in connection with sales of
Registrable
Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement.
4.
Registration
Expenses
.
All
expenses incident to the Company’s performance of or compliance with this
Agreement, including without limitation all registration and filing fees, fees
and expenses of compliance with securities or blue sky laws, printing expenses,
messenger and delivery expenses, fees and disbursements of custodians, and
fees
and disbursements of counsel for the Company and all independent certified
public accountants, underwriters (excluding discounts, commissions and placement
agent fees) and other Persons retained by the Company (all such expenses being
herein called “
Registration
Expenses
”),
shall
be borne by the Company. Further, the Company shall pay its internal expenses
(including, without limitation, all salaries and expenses of its officers and
employees performing legal or accounting duties), the expense of any annual
audit or quarterly review, the expense of any liability insurance and the
expenses and fees for listing the securities to be registered on each securities
exchange on which similar securities issued by the Company are then
listed.
5.
Indemnification
.
In
the
event any Registrable Securities are included in a Registration Statement under
this Agreement:
(a)
To
the
fullest extent permitted by law, the Company will, and hereby does, indemnify,
hold harmless and defend the Holder, the directors, officers, members, partners,
employees, agents, representatives of, and each Person, if any, who controls
the
Holder within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Securities Exchange
Act
(each, an "
Indemnified
Person
"),
against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities, judgments, fines, penalties,
charges, costs, reasonable attorneys' fees, amounts paid in settlement or
expenses, joint or several, (collectively, "
Claims
")
incurred in investigating, preparing or defending any action, claim, suit,
inquiry, proceeding, investigation or appeal taken from the foregoing by or
before any court or governmental, administrative or other regulatory agency,
body or the Commission, whether pending or threatened, whether or not an
indemnified party is or may be a party thereto ("
Indemnified
Damages
"),
to
which any of them may become subject insofar as such Claims (or actions or
proceedings, whether commenced or threatened, in respect thereof) arise out
of
or are based upon: (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of
a
material fact in a Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment
thereto or in any filing made in connection with the qualification of the
offering under the securities or other "blue sky" laws of any jurisdiction
in
which Registrable Securities are offered ("
Blue
Sky Filing
"),
or
the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, (ii) any
untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in
any
preliminary Prospectus if used prior to the effective date of such Registration
Statement, or contained in the final Prospectus (as amended or supplemented,
if
the Company files any amendment thereof or supplement thereto with the
Commission) or the omission or alleged omission to state therein any material
fact necessary to make the statements made therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which the statements therein were made, not misleading,
(iii) any violation or alleged violation by the Company of the Securities Act
or
the Securities Exchange Act, any other law, including, without limitation,
any
state securities law, or any rule or regulation thereunder relating to the
offer
or sale of the Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement
or
(iv) any violation of this Agreement (the matters in the foregoing clauses
(i)
through (iv) being, collectively, "
Violations
").
Subject to Section 5(c), the Company shall reimburse the Indemnified Persons,
promptly as such expenses are incurred and are due and payable, for any legal
fees or other reasonable expenses incurred by them in connection with
investigating or defending any such Claim. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary contained herein, the indemnification agreement contained in this
Section 5(a): (i) shall not apply to a Claim by an Indemnified Person arising
out of or based upon a Violation which occurs in reliance upon and in conformity
with information furnished in writing to the Company by such Indemnified Person
for such Indemnified Person expressly for use in connection with the preparation
of the Registration Statement or any such amendment thereof or supplement
thereto, if such Prospectus was timely made available by the Company pursuant
to
Section 2(c) and (ii) shall not be available to the extent such Claim is based
on a failure of the Holder to deliver or to cause to be delivered the Prospectus
made available by the Company, including a corrected Prospectus, if such
Prospectus or corrected Prospectus was timely made available by the Company
pursuant to Section 2(c); and (iv) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement
of any Claim if such settlement is effected without the prior written consent
of
the Company, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. Such
indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation
made by or on behalf of the Indemnified Person and shall survive the transfer
of
the Registrable Securities by the Holder pursuant to Section 9.
(b)
In
connection with any Registration Statement in which the Holder is participating,
the Holder agrees to indemnify, hold harmless and defend, to the same extent
and
in the same manner as is set forth in Section 6(a), the Company, each of its
directors, each of its officers who signs the Registration Statement and each
Person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of the Securities
Act or the Securities Exchange Act (each, an "
Indemnified
Party
"),
against any Claim or Indemnified Damages to which any of them may become
subject, under the Securities Act or the Securities Exchange Act or otherwise,
insofar as such Claim or Indemnified Damages arise out of or are based upon
any
Violation, in each case to the extent, and only to the extent, that such
Violation occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with written information
furnished to the Company by the Holder expressly for use in connection with
such
Registration Statement; and, subject to Section 5(c), the Holder will reimburse
any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by an Indemnified Party in
connection with investigating or defending any such Claim; provided, however,
that the indemnity agreement contained in this Section 5(b) and the agreement
with respect to contribution contained in Section 6 shall not apply to amounts
paid in settlement of any Claim if such settlement is effected without the
prior
written consent of the Holder, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld
or delayed; provided, further, however, that the Holder shall be liable under
this Section 5(b) for only that amount of a Claim or Indemnified Damages as
does
not exceed the net proceeds to the Holder as a result of the sale of Registrable
Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement. Such indemnity shall remain
in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf
of
such Indemnified Party and shall survive the transfer of the Registrable
Securities by the Holder pursuant to Section 9.
(c)
Promptly
after receipt by an Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party under this Section
5
of notice of the commencement of any action or proceeding (including any
governmental action or proceeding) involving a Claim, such Indemnified Person
or
Indemnified Party shall, if a Claim in respect thereof is to be made against
any
indemnifying party under this Section 5, deliver to the indemnifying party
a
written notice of the commencement thereof, and the indemnifying party shall
have the right to participate in, and, to the extent the indemnifying party
so
desires, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly noticed, to assume
control of the defense thereof with counsel mutually satisfactory to the
indemnifying party and the Indemnified Person or the Indemnified Party, as
the
case may be; provided, however, that an Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party
shall have the right to retain its own counsel with the fees and expenses of
not
more than one counsel for such Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party to be
paid by the indemnifying party, if, in the reasonable opinion of counsel
retained by the indemnifying party, the representation by such counsel of the
Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party and the indemnifying party would be
inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between such
Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party and any other party represented by
such
counsel in such proceeding. The Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person shall
cooperate fully with the indemnifying party in connection with any negotiation
or defense of any such action or Claim by the indemnifying party and shall
furnish to the indemnifying party all information reasonably available to the
Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person which relates to such action or Claim.
The indemnifying party shall keep the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person
reasonably apprised at all times as to the status of the defense or any
settlement negotiations with respect thereto. No indemnifying party shall be
liable for any settlement of any action, claim or proceeding effected without
its prior written consent, provided, however, that the indemnifying party shall
not unreasonably withhold, delay or condition its consent. No indemnifying
party
shall, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified
Person, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement or other
compromise which does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving
by
the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person of
a
release from all liability in respect to such Claim or litigation, and such
settlement shall not include any admission as to fault on the part of the
Indemnified Party. Following indemnification as provided for hereunder, the
indemnifying party shall be subrogated to all rights of the Indemnified Party
or
Indemnified Person with respect to all third parties, firms or corporations
relating to the matter for which indemnification has been made. The failure
to
deliver written notice to the indemnifying party within a reasonable time of
the
commencement of any such action shall not relieve such indemnifying party of
any
liability to the Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party under this Section 5,
except to the extent that the indemnifying party is prejudiced in its ability
to
defend such action.
(d)
The
indemnification required by this Section 5 shall be made by periodic payments
of
the amount thereof during the course of the investigation or defense, as and
when bills are received or Indemnified Damages are incurred.
(e)
The
indemnity agreements contained herein shall be in addition to (i) any cause
of
action or similar right of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person against
the indemnifying party or others, and (ii) any liabilities the indemnifying
party may be subject to pursuant to the law.
6.
Contribution
.
To the
extent any indemnification by an indemnifying party is prohibited or limited
by
law, the indemnifying party agrees to make the maximum contribution with respect
to any amounts for which it would otherwise be liable under Section 5 to the
fullest extent permitted by law; provided, however, that: (i) no Person involved
in the sale of Registrable Securities which Person is guilty of fraudulent
misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 10(f) of the Securities Act)
in
connection with such sale shall be entitled to contribution from any Person
involved in such sale of Registrable Securities who was not guilty of fraudulent
misrepresentation; and (ii) contribution by any seller of Registrable Securities
shall be limited in amount to the net amount of proceeds received by such seller
from the sale of such Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration
Statement
7.
Participation
in Underwritten Registrations
.
No
Person may participate in any registration hereunder which is underwritten
or
sold through a placement agent unless such Person (i) agrees to sell such
Person’s securities on the basis provided in any underwriting or placement
agency arrangements approved by the Company, and (ii) completes and executes
all
questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities, underwriting or placement
agency agreements and other documents required under the terms of such
underwriting or placement agency arrangements.
8.
Reports
under Securities Exchange Act
.
With a
view to making available to the Holder the benefits of Rule 144 promulgated
under the Securities Act or any other similar rule or regulation of the
Commission that may at any time permit the Holder to sell securities of the
Company to the public without registration ("
Rule
144
"),
commencing not later than the completion the Reverse Merger, the Company agrees
to,:
(a)
make
and
keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined
in
Rule 144;
(b)
file
with
the Commission in a timely manner all reports and other documents required
of
the Company under the Securities Act and the Securities Exchange Act so long
as
the Company remains subject to such requirements and the filing of such reports
and other documents is required for the applicable provisions of Rule 144;
and
(c)
furnish
to the Holder so long as the Holder owns Registrable Securities, promptly upon
request, (i) a written statement by the Company, if true, that it has complied
with the reporting requirements of Rule 144, the Securities Act and the
Securities Exchange Act, (ii) a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly
report of the Company and such other reports and documents so filed by the
Company, and (iii) such other information as may be reasonably requested to
permit the Holder to sell such securities pursuant to Rule 144 without
registration.
9.
Assignment
of Registration Rights
.
The
rights under this Agreement shall be automatically assignable by the Holder
to
any transferee of all or any portion of the Holder’s Registrable Securities if:
(i) the Holder agrees in writing with the transferee or assignee to assign
such
rights, and a copy of such agreement is furnished to the Company within a
reasonable time after such assignment; (ii) the Company is, within a reasonable
time after such transfer or assignment, furnished with written notice of (a)
the
name and address of such transferee or assignee, and (b) the securities with
respect to which such registration rights are being transferred or assigned;
(iii) immediately following such transfer or assignment the further disposition
of such securities by the transferee or assignee is restricted under the
Securities Act and applicable state securities laws; and (iv) at or before
the
time the Company receives the written notice contemplated by clause (ii) of
this
sentence the transferee or assignee agrees in writing with the Company to be
bound by all of the provisions contained herein.
10.
Amendment
of Registration Rights
.
Provisions of this Agreement may be amended and the observance thereof may
be
waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively
or
prospectively), only with the written consent of the Company and the Holder.
11.
Definitions
.
(a)
“
Commission
”
means
the Securities and Exchange Commission.
(b)
“
Commission
Comments
”
means
written comments pertaining solely to Rule 415 which are received by the Company
from the Commission, and a copy of which shall have been provided by the Company
to the Holder, to a filed Registration Statement which limit the amount of
shares which may be included therein to a number of shares which is less than
such amount sought to be included thereon as filed with the
Commission.
(c)
“
Common
Stock
”
means
the common stock, $0.01 par value per share, of the Company.
(d)
“
Effective
Date
”
means,
as to a Registration Statement, the date on which such Registration Statement
is
first declared effective by the Commission.
(e)
“
Person
”
means
an individual, a partnership, a limited liability company, a corporation, an
association, a joint stock company, a trust, a joint venture, an unincorporated
organization and a governmental entity or any department, agency or political
subdivision thereof.
(f)
"
Prospectus
"
means
the prospectus included in the Registration Statement (including, without
limitation, a prospectus that includes any information previously omitted from
a
prospectus filed as part of an effective Registration Statement in reliance
upon
Rule 430A promulgated under the Securities Act), as amended or supplemented
by any prospectus supplement, with respect to the terms of the offering of
any
portion of the Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement,
and
all other amendments and supplements to the Prospectus, including post-effective
amendments, and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be
incorporated by reference in such Prospectus
(g)
“
Registrable
Securities
”
means
(i) the Shares issued to the Holder and held by the Holder or its assignees,
(ii) any shares of Common Stock issued to the Holder (whether issued before
or
after the date hereof) and held by the Holder or its assignees, (iii) any Common
Stock issuable upon conversion of any securities convertible into shares of
Common Stock (including the Preferred Shares) or upon exercise of any warrants,
options or similar instruments (whether such convertible securities, warrants,
options or similar instruments are issued before or after the date hereof),
and
(iv) any other shares of Common Stock or any other securities issued or issuable
with respect to the securities referred to in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) by
way
of a stock dividend or stock split or in connection with an exchange or
combination of shares, recapitalization, merger, consolidation or other
reorganization.
(h)
"
Registration
Statement
"
means
any registration statement required to be filed hereunder (which, at the
Company’s option, may be an existing registration statement of the Company
previously filed with the Commission, but not declared effective), including
(in
each case) the Prospectus, amendments and supplements to the Registration
Statement or Prospectus, including pre- and post-effective amendments, all
exhibits thereto, and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be
incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement
(i)
"
Rule
415
"
means
Rule 415 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such
Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation
hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same effect as
such
Rule.
(j)
“
Rule
424
"
means
Rule 424 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such
Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation
hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same effect as
such
Rule.
(k)
“
Securities
Act
”
means
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time.
(l)
“
Securities
Exchange Act
”
means
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time.
12.
Miscellaneous
.
(a)
A
Person
is deemed to be a holder of Registrable Securities whenever such Person owns
or
is deemed to own of record such Registrable Securities. If the Company receives
conflicting instructions, notices or elections from two or more Persons with
respect to the same Registrable Securities, the Company shall act upon the
basis
of instructions, notice or election received from the such record owner of
such
Registrable Securities.
(b)
Any
notices, consents, waivers or other communications required or permitted to
be
given under the terms of this Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed
to
have been delivered: (i) upon receipt, when delivered personally; (ii) upon
receipt, when sent by facsimile (provided confirmation of transmission is
mechanically or electronically generated and kept on file by the sending party);
or (iii) one business day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight
delivery service, in each case properly addressed to the party to receive the
same. The addresses and facsimile numbers for such communications shall
be:
If
to the
Company:
Catalyst
Lighting Group, Inc.
936A
Beachland Boulevard, Suite 13
Vero
Beach, Florida 32963
Facsimile:
(772) 231-5947
Attention:
Kevin Keating, Director
and
If
to the
Holder:
______________________
______________________
______________________
or
to
such other address and/or facsimile number and/or to the attention of such
other
Person as the recipient party has specified by written notice given to each
other party five (5) days prior to the effectiveness of such change. Written
confirmation of receipt (A) given by the recipient of such notice, consent,
waiver or other communication, (B) mechanically or electronically generated
by
the sender's facsimile machine containing the time, date, recipient facsimile
number and an image of the first page of such transmission or (C) provided
by a
courier or overnight courier service shall be rebuttable evidence of personal
service, receipt by facsimile or receipt from a nationally recognized overnight
delivery service in accordance with clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above,
respectively.
(c)
Failure
of any party to exercise any right or remedy under this Agreement or otherwise,
or delay by a party in exercising such right or remedy, shall not operate as
a
waiver thereof.
(d)
All
questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation
of this Agreement shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of
Delaware, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law
provision or rule (whether of the State of Delaware or other jurisdictions)
that
would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdictions other than the
State of Delaware. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive
jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the State of Delaware,
for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or
with
any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably
waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim
that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that
such suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that
the
venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper. Each party hereby
irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being
served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof to
such
party at the address for such notices to it under this Agreement and agrees
that
such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice
thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right
to serve process in any manner permitted by law. If any provision of this
Agreement shall be invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity
or unenforceability shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the
remainder of this Agreement in that jurisdiction or the validity or
enforceability of any provision of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction.
EACH
PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE, AND AGREES NOT TO
REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN
CONNECTION HEREWITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION
CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
(e)
This
Agreement and the instruments referenced herein and therein constitute the
entire agreement among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter
hereof and thereof. There are no restrictions, promises, warranties or
undertakings, other than those set forth or referred to herein and therein.
This
Agreement and the instruments referenced herein and therein supersede all prior
agreements and understandings among the parties hereto with respect to the
subject matter hereof and thereof.
(f)
Subject
to the requirements of Section 9, this Agreement shall inure to the benefit
of
and be binding upon the permitted successors and assigns of each of the parties
hereto.
(g)
The
headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall
not
limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.
(h)
This
Agreement may be executed in identical counterparts, each of which shall be
deemed an original but all of which shall constitute one and the same agreement.
This Agreement, once executed by a party, may be delivered to the other party
hereto by facsimile transmission of a copy of this Agreement bearing the
signature of the party so delivering this Agreement. This Agreement may also
be
executed by electronic signature of such Person.
(i)
Each
party shall do and perform, or cause to be done and performed, all such further
acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements,
certificates, instruments and documents, as any other party may reasonably
request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this
Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby.
(j)
All
consents and other determinations required to be made by the Holder pursuant
to
this Agreement shall be made, unless otherwise specified in this Agreement,
by
the Holder.
(k)
The
language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by
the
parties to express their mutual intent and no rules of strict construction
will
be applied against any party.
(l)
This
Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective
permitted successors and assigns, and is not for the benefit of, nor may any
provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person.
(m)
The
obligations of the Holder hereunder are several and not joint with the
obligations of any other Holder, and no provision of this Agreement is intended
to confer any obligations on a Holder vis-à-vis any other Holder. Nothing
contained herein, and no action taken by any Holder pursuant hereto, shall
be
deemed to constitute the Holder as a partnership, an association, a joint
venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the Holder
are
in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations
or
the transactions contemplated herein.
(n)
Currency
.
As used
herein, "Dollar", "US Dollar" and "$" each mean the lawful money of the United
States.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF
,
the
parties have executed this Registration Rights Agreement as of the date first
written above.
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HOLDER:
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By:
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Name/Title(Print):
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COMPANY:
Catalyst
Lighting Group, Inc.
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By:
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/s/
Kevin R. Keating
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Name/Title:
Kevin R. Keating,
CEO
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Exhibit
A
Plan
of Distribution
The
Selling Stockholders and any of their pledgees, donees, transferees, assignees
and successors-in-interest may, from time to time, sell any or all of their
shares of Common Stock on any stock exchange, market or trading facility on
which the shares are traded or in private transactions. These sales may be
at
fixed or negotiated prices. The Selling Stockholders may use any one or more
of
the following methods when selling shares:
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ordinary
brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer
solicits Investors;
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block
trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the shares
as agent
but may position and resell a
portion
of the block as principal to facilitate the
transaction;
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purchases
by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for
its
account;
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an
exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable
exchange;
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privately
negotiated
transactions;
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to
cover short sales made after the date that this Registration Statement
is
declared effective by the
Commission;
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broker-dealers
may agree with the Selling Stockholders to sell a specified number
of such
shares at a
stipulated
price per share;
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a
combination of any such methods of sale; and
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any
other method permitted pursuant to applicable
law.
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The
Selling Stockholders may also sell shares under Rule 144 under the Securities
Act, if available, rather than under this prospectus.
Broker-dealers
engaged by the Selling Stockholders may arrange for other brokers-dealers to
participate in sales. Broker-dealers may receive commissions or discounts from
the Selling Stockholders (or, if any broker-dealer acts as agent for the
purchaser of shares, from the purchaser) in amounts to be negotiated. The
Selling Stockholders do not expect these commissions and discounts to exceed
what is customary in the types of transactions involved.
The
Selling Stockholders may from time to time pledge or grant a security interest
in some or all of the Shares owned by them and, if they default in the
performance of their secured obligations, the pledgees or secured parties may
offer and sell shares of Common Stock from time to time under this prospectus,
or under an amendment to this prospectus under Rule 424(b)(3) or other
applicable provision of the Securities Act of 1933 amending the list of selling
stockholders to include the pledgee, transferee or other successors in interest
as selling stockholders under this prospectus.
Upon
the
Company being notified in writing by a Selling Stockholder that any material
arrangement has been entered into with a broker-dealer for the sale of Common
Stock through a block trade, special offering, exchange distribution or
secondary distribution or a purchase by a broker or dealer, a supplement to
this
prospectus will be filed, if required, pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the
Securities Act, disclosing (i) the name of each such Selling Stockholder and
of
the participating broker-dealer(s), (ii) the number of shares involved, (iii)
the price at which such the shares of Common Stock were sold, (iv) the
commissions paid or discounts or concessions allowed to such broker-dealer(s),
where applicable, (v) that such broker-dealer(s) did not conduct any
investigation to verify the information set out or incorporated by reference
in
this prospectus, and (vi) other facts material to the transaction. In addition,
upon the Company being notified in writing by a Selling Stockholder that a
donee
or pledgee intends to sell more than 500 shares of Common Stock, a supplement
to
this prospectus will be filed if then required in accordance with applicable
securities law.
The
Selling Stockholders also may transfer the shares of Common Stock in other
circumstances, in which case the transferees, pledgees or other successors
in
interest will be the selling beneficial owners for purposes of this
prospectus.
The
Selling Stockholders and any broker-dealers or agents that are involved in
selling the shares may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of the
Securities Act in connection with such sales. In such event, any commissions
received by such broker-dealers or agents and any profit on the resale of the
shares purchased by them may be deemed to be underwriting commissions or
discounts under the Securities Act. Discounts, concessions, commissions and
similar selling expenses, if any, that can be attributed to the sale of the
securities will be paid by the Selling Stockholder and/or the purchasers. Each
Selling Stockholder has represented and warranted to the Company that it
acquired the securities subject to this registration statement in the ordinary
course of such Selling Stockholder's business and, at the time of its purchase
of such securities such Selling Stockholder had no agreements or understandings,
directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute any such
securities.
The
Company has advised each Selling Stockholder that it may not use shares
registered on this Registration Statement to cover short sales of Common Stock
made prior to the date on which this Registration Statement shall have been
declared effective by the Commission. If a Selling Stockholder uses this
prospectus for any sale of the Common Stock, it will be subject to the
prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act. The Selling Stockholders
will be responsible to comply with the applicable provisions of the Securities
Act and Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations thereunder promulgated,
including, without limitation, Regulation M, as applicable to such Selling
Stockholders in connection with resales of their respective shares under this
Registration Statement.
The
Company is required to pay all fees and expenses incident to the registration
of
the shares, but the Company will not receive any proceeds from the sale of
the
Common Stock. The Company has agreed to indemnify the Selling Stockholders
against certain losses, claims, damages and liabilities, including liabilities
under the Securities Act.
EXHIBIT
B
FORM
OF NOTICE OF EFFECTIVENESS
OF
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
[Transfer
Agent]
[Address]
Attention:
Re:
___________________
(“Company”)
Ladies
and Gentlemen:
[We
are][I am] counsel to _________, a _________ corporation (the "Company"), and
have represented the Company in connection with that certain Registration Rights
Agreement with _____________ (the “Holder”) (the "Registration Rights
Agreement") pursuant to which the Company agreed, among other things, to
register the Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights
Agreement), under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act").
In
connection with the Company's obligations under the Registration Rights
Agreement, on ____________ ___, 200_, the Company filed a Registration Statement
on Form SB-2 (File No. 333-_____________) (the "Registration Statement") with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") relating to the Registrable
Securities which names the Holder as a selling stockholder
thereunder.
In
connection with the foregoing, [we][I] advise you that a member of the SEC's
staff has advised [us][me] by telephone that the SEC has entered an order
declaring the Registration Statement effective under the 1933 Act at [ENTER
TIME
OF EFFECTIVENESS] on [ENTER DATE OF EFFECTIVENESS] and [we][I] have no
knowledge, after telephonic inquiry of a member of the SEC's staff, that any
stop order suspending its effectiveness has been issued or that any proceedings
for that purpose are pending before, or threatened by, the SEC and the
Registrable Securities are available for resale under the 1933 Act pursuant
to
the Registration Statement.
This
letter shall serve as our standing instruction to you that the shares of Common
Stock are freely transferable by the Holder pursuant to the Registration
Statement. You need not require further letters from us to effect any future
legend-free issuance or reissuance of shares of Common Stock to the Holders
as
contemplated by the Company's Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions dated
___________, 200_.
Very
truly yours,
EXHIBIT
B
IRREVOCABLE
TRANSFER AGENT INSTRUCTIONS
_______________,
2007
[Addressed
to Transfer Agent]
_______________________
_______________________
Attention:
[________________________]
Ladies
and Gentlemen:
Reference
is made to that certain Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of
_________________, 2007 (the "
Agreement
"),
by
and among ______________, a _____________ corporation (the "
Company
"),
and
_________________________ (the "
Holder
"),
pursuant to which the Company is obligated to register the Holders shares (the
"
Common
Shares
")
of
Common Stock of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share (the "
Common
Stock
").
This
letter shall serve as our irrevocable authorization and direction to you
(provided that you are the transfer agent of the Company at such time) to issue
shares of Common Stock upon transfer or resale of the Common Shares.
You
acknowledge and agree that so long as you have previously received (a) written
confirmation from the Company's
legal
counsel that either (i) a registration statement covering resales of the Common
Shares has been declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the "
SEC
")
under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"
1933
Act
"),
or
(ii) sales of the Common Shares may be made in conformity with Rule 144 under
the 1933 Act
(“
Rule
144
”)
,
(b) if
applicable, a copy of such registration statement
,
and
(c)
notice from legal counsel to the Company or any Holder that a transfer of Common
Shares has been effected either pursuant to the registration statement (and
a
prospectus delivered to the transferee) or pursuant to Rule 144
,
then
as
promptly as practicable
,
you
shall
issue the certificates representing the Common Shares
registered
in the names of such transferees
,
and
such certificates shall not bear any legend restricting transfer of the Common
Shares thereby and should not be subject to any stop-transfer
restriction;
provided,
however, that if such Common Shares and are not registered for resale under
the
1933 Act or able to be sold under Rule 144, then the certificates for such
Common Shares shall bear the following legend:
THE
SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE
SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED (I) IN
THE
ABSENCE OF (A) AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER
THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR (B) AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, IN A GENERALLY
ACCEPTABLE FORM, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT OR (II) UNLESS
SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 OR RULE 144A UNDER SAID ACT. NOTWITHSTANDING THE
FOREGOING, THE SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN
ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN OR FINANCING ARRANGEMENT SECURED BY THE
SECURITIES.
A
form of
written confirmation from the Company's outside legal counsel that a
registration statement covering resales of the Common Shares has been declared
effective by the SEC under the 1933 Act is attached hereto.
Please
execute this letter in the space indicated to acknowledge your agreement to
act
in accordance with these instructions. Should you have any questions concerning
this matter, please contact me at ____________.
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Very
truly yours,
___________________ (“Company”)
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By:
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Name:
Title:
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THE
FOREGOING INSTRUCTIONS ARE
ACKNOWLEDGED
AND AGREED TO
this
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day of ________________, 2007
[TRANSFER
AGENT]
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By:
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Name: ___________________
Title:
___________________
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Enclosures
Copy:
Holder
SETTLEMENT
AND RELEASE AGREEMENT
This
Settlement and Release Agreement (“Agreement”) is entered into and dated
effective as of this 22nd day of August, 2007 by and between Laurus Master
Fund,
Ltd., a Cayman Islands company (“Laurus”) and Catalyst Lighting Group, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (“Catalyst”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS,
Whitco Company, LP, a Texas limited partnership (“Whitco”) was formerly a wholly
owned subsidiary of Catalyst;
WHEREAS,
Laurus and Catalyst are parties to that certain Securities Purchase Agreement
dated September 30, 2004, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to
time
(“Securities Purchase Agreement”);
WHEREAS,
Laurus, Catalyst and Whitco are parties to that certain Security Agreement
dated
September 30, 2004, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time
(“Security Agreement”);
WHEREAS,
Laurus, Catalyst and Whitco are parties to that certain Master Security
Agreement dated September 30, 2004, as amended, modified or supplemented from
time to time (“Master Security Agreement”);
WHEREAS,
Catalyst and Whitco are jointly and severally liable under a certain Secured
Revolving Note issued by them in favor of Laurus dated September 30, 2004,
as
amended, modified or supplemented from time to time (“Revolving
Note”);
WHEREAS,
Catalyst and Whitco are jointly and severally liable under a certain Secured
Convertible Minimum Borrowing Note issued by them in favor of Laurus dated
September 30, 2004, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time
(“Minimum Borrowing Note”);
WHEREAS,
Catalyst is liable under a certain Secured Convertible Term Note issued by
it in
favor of Laurus dated September 30, 2004, as amended, modified or supplemented
from time to time (“Term Note”);
WHEREAS,
Laurus and Catalyst are parties to that certain Registration Rights Agreement
dated September 30, 2004, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to
time
(“Registration Rights Agreement”);
WHEREAS,
Laurus and Catalyst are parties to that certain Omnibus Amendment No. 1 dated
December 3, 2004, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time
(“Omnibus Amendment”);
WHEREAS,
Laurus, Catalyst and Whitco are parties to that certain Amendment and Agreement
dated April 18, 2005, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time
(“Amendment”);
WHEREAS,
Catalyst has issued a warrant in favor of Laurus to purchase 472,000 shares
of
Catalyst’s common stock, dated September 30, 2004, as amended, modified or
supplemented from time to time (“First Warrant”);
WHEREAS,
Catalyst has issued a warrant in favor of Laurus to purchase 100,000 shares
of
Catalyst’s common stock, dated December 3, 2004, as amended, modified or
supplemented from time to time (“Second Warrant”);
WHEREAS,
the Securities Purchase Agreement, Security Agreement, Master Security
Agreement, Revolving Note, Minimum Borrowing Note, Term Note, Registration
Rights Agreement, Omnibus Amendment, Amendment, First Warrant and Second Warrant
are herein collectively referred to as the “Documents”;
WHEREAS,
the Revolving Note, Minimum Borrowing Note and Term Note are herein collectively
referred to as the “Notes”;
WHEREAS,
the First Warrant and Second Warrant are herein collectively referred to as
the
“Warrants”;
WHEREAS,
on March 15, 2005, Whitco voluntarily filed for protection from its creditors
under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code (“Whitco Bankruptcy”);
WHEREAS,
in connection with the Whitco Bankruptcy, all of the assets of Whitco (other
than cash and accounts receivable) were sold to American Technologies Group,
inc. (“ATG”) in consideration of a warrant to acquire certain shares of ATG’s
common stock (“ATG Warrant”);
WHEREAS,
following the sale of assets to ATG, the Whitco Bankruptcy was converted to
a
Chapter 7 liquidation proceeding and the ATG Warrant was issued to
Laurus;
WHEREAS,
in connection with the Whitco Bankruptcy, Laurus and Catalyst agreed that
certain accounts receivable collections and the issuance of the ATG Warrant
would be applied against payment of the Notes balances as follows:
Principal
and Interest Balances
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Revolving
Note - Principal Balance at March 14, 2006
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$
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920,421
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Revolving
Note - Accrued Interest at March 15, 2006
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3,854
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Minimum
Borrowing Note - Principal Balance at March 14, 2006
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997,000
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Minimum
Borrowing Note - Accrued Interest at March 15, 2006
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3,947
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Total
Balance - Revolving Note and Minimum Borrowing Note
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$
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1,925,232
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Collections,
Payments and Charges
:
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Agreed
Value of ATG Warrant
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($1,500,000
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Accounts
Receivable Balance at March 15, 2006
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(1,404,295
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Agreed
Uncollectible Accounts Receivable
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300,000
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Debtor-in-Possession
Collections by Laurus
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(85,556
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)
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Laurus
Fees and Expenses
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35,000
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Total
Collections, Payments and Charges
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($2,654,851
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Term
Note Balance
:
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Excess
Payments and Collections Applied to Term Note
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($729,619
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Term
Note - Principal Balance at March 14, 2006
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1,549,654
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Term
Note - Accrued Interest at March 15, 2006
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6,134
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Balance
- Term Note
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$
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826,169
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WHEREAS,
Catalyst has insufficient financial resources to pay Laurus the balance of
the
Term Note;
WHEREAS,
Catalyst intends to file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
(“SEC”) to become a reporting company under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended (“Exchange Act”) after the audit of Catalyst’s financial statements
is completed;
WHEREAS,
after becoming a reporting company under the Exchange Act, Catalyst intends
to
seek to effect a business combination with a corporation or other business
entity with current business operations in a reverse merger or reverse takeover
transaction (“Reverse Merger”);
WHEREAS,
in order to pursue a Reverse Merger, Catalyst needs to pay, settle and/or
satisfy all of its liabilities and obligations;
WHEREAS,
Laurus and Catalyst desire to settle and satisfy all claims, liabilities and
obligations under the Documents, Notes and Warrants pursuant to the terms and
conditions hereof;
WHEREAS,
Laurus and Catalyst further desire to terminate and cancel all contracts and
agreements between them, whether oral or written, without further liability
or
obligation on behalf of either of them, pursuant to the terms and conditions
of
this Agreement; and
WHEREAS,
Laurus and Catalyst further desire to release each other from any and all
liabilities and obligations of any kind or nature, whether known or unknown,
pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement;
AGREEMENTS
Now,
Therefore
,
in
consideration of the above recitals, the following representations, warranties,
covenants and conditions, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt
of which is acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:
1.
Termination
of Agreements
.
With
effect from and after the receipt of securities issued by Catalyst to Laurus
as
set forth in Section 3 hereof and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, Catalyst, on the one hand, and Laurus, on the
other hand, each hereby: (i) mutually terminate and cancel any and all
agreements and contracts (whether oral or written) between Catalyst and/or
Whitco, on the one hand, and Laurus, on the other hand, pertaining to any
matters between such parties including, without limitation, the Documents,
Notes
and Warrants (collectively, the “Loan Agreements”), and (ii) release each other
from any further liability and obligations under the Loan Agreements including
all principal, interest, fees, expenses and penalties thereunder.
2.
Waiver
and Release
.
Subject
only to the issuance of securities by Catalyst to Laurus as set forth in Section
3 hereof, Catalyst and Whitco, on the one hand, and Laurus, on the other hand,
each hereby waive, and forever and irrevocably release and discharge the other
party and its respective successors and assigns, and their respective past
and
present officers and directors, employees, shareholders, members, consultants,
attorneys, accountants, other professionals, insurers, agents and all other
related entities, including, but not limited to, assigns, predecessors,
successors, controlling corporations, subsidiaries or other affiliates, from
all
liabilities and obligations owed by either party to the other party, and from
any and all claims, demands, and causes of action of every kind and nature,
including, without limitation, those relating to or arising out of any federal,
state or local laws, and common law, claims for advances or other loans, claims
for unpaid fees, interest, penalties, expense reimbursement or other
compensation under the Loan Agreements or otherwise; provided, however, that
nothing contained herein shall be construed to limit in any way the rights
of
either party, and their successors and assigns, to enforce the terms of this
Agreement. Further, each party i
rrevocably
agrees to refrain from directly or indirectly asserting any claim or demand
or
commencing (or causing to be commenced) any suit, action, or proceeding of
any
kind, in any court or before any tribunal, against the other party based upon
any released claim.
3.
Issuance
of Securities
.
In full
satisfaction of all obligations and liabilities of Catalyst and Whitco owed
to
Laurus under the Loan Agreements, Catalyst hereby agrees to issue to Laurus
a
total of 10,831,718 shares of Catalyst’s common stock (“Shares”). The Shares
shall be issued pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (“Securities Act”), and the certificates representing
the Shares shall contain the restrictive legend under the Securities Act. Prior
to the issuance of the Shares, Laurus shall deliver to Catalyst a representation
letter with respect to the issuance of the Shares, which shall be in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit A. The Shares will be entitled to registration rights
as set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement, the form of which is attached
hereto as Exhibit B (“Registration Rights Agreement”). The closing of the
transactions contemplated hereunder are contingent the closing of that certain
securities purchase agreement by and between Catalyst and KIG Investors I,
LLC
(“KIG”) dated August 22, 2007 (“Purchase Agreement”). Pursuant to the Purchase
Agreement, (i) Catalyst will issue a total of 1,572,770 shares of Series A
Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share (“
Preferred
Shares
”)
to KIG
for a purchase price of $157,277 (“Purchase Price”), (ii) the Preferred Shares
will be convertible into 25,620,147 shares of Catalyst’s common stock
(“Conversion Shares”), (iii) the Purchase Price will be used to pay liabilities
and obligations of Catalyst and costs and expenses to become, and maintain
its
status as, a reporting company under the Exchange Act, and (iv) the Conversion
Shares will be entitled to registration rights under terms and conditions
substantially identical to those afforded to the Shares to be issued to Laurus
under the Registration Rights Agreement. The Shares to be issued to Laurus
hereunder will be issued at the closing of the Purchase Agreement.
Without
the prior written consent of Laurus, Catalyst shall not issue any securities
if,
as a result of such issuance, the Shares issued to Laurus under this Section
3
will represent less than 25% of the outstanding shares of Catalyst’s common
stock on a fully diluted basis; provided, however, that this restriction and
limitation on the issuance of securities by Catalyst shall not apply to the
issuance of Catalyst’s securities in connection with the Reverse Merger or any
capital raise being conducted as part of the Reverse Merger. The provisions
of
this paragraph shall terminate and be of no full force and effect immediately
following the closing of the Reverse Merger.
Catalyst
has disclosed to Laurus its intention to take such actions as are necessary
to
effect a one-for-ten reverse stock split (“Reverse Split”) following the closing
of the transactions contemplated hereunder, and Laurus hereby agrees and
consents to such Reverse Split.
4.
R
epresentations
and Warranties of Catalyst
.
Catalyst represents and warrants to Laurus that: (i) on the date of this
Agreement, Catalyst has all necessary authority to execute this Agreement;
(ii)
there is no claim, action, suit or other proceeding pending, threatened or
known, which, if decided adversely, would interfere with the consummation of
the
transaction contemplated hereby; (iii) no approval or consent of any
governmental authority or third party is required for Catalyst to enter into
or
perform this Agreement; (iv) this Agreement is enforceable in accordance with
its terms, subject to the laws of insolvency and general principles of equity;
and (v) this Agreement has been duly authorized and adopted by
Catalyst.
5.
Representations
and Warranties of Laurus
.
Laurus
represents and warrants to Catalyst that: (i) on the date of this Agreement,
Laurus has all necessary authority to execute this Agreement; (ii) there is
no
claim, action, suit or other proceeding pending, threatened or known, which,
if
decided adversely, would interfere with the consummation of the transaction
contemplated hereby; (iii) no approval or consent of any governmental authority
or third party is required for Laurus to enter into or perform this Agreement;
and (iv) this Agreement is enforceable against Laurus in accordance with its
terms, subject to the laws of insolvency and general principles of equity.
6.
Delivery
and Cooperation
.
If
either party requires any further documentation (including, without limitation,
any UCC termination filings), the other party will promptly respond to any
reasonable requests for additional documentation.
7.
Miscellaneous
.
(a)
Successors
and Assigns
.
This
Agreement shall be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective
successors and assigns.
(b)
Survival
of Covenants and Representations
.
All
agreements, covenants, representations and warranties made by the parties herein
shall survive the delivery of this Agreement.
(c)
Severability
.
Should
any part of this Agreement for any reason be declared invalid or unenforceable,
such decision will not affect the validity or enforceability of any remaining
portion, which remaining portion will remain in force and effect as if this
Agreement had been executed with the invalid portion thereof eliminated, and
it
is hereby declared as the intention of the parties hereto that the parties
would
have executed the remaining portion of this Agreement without including therein
any such part or portion that may, for any reason, be hereafter declared invalid
or unenforceable.
(d)
Governing
Law and Venue
.
This
Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of
the
State of Delaware, without reference to choice of law principles.
(e)
Captions
.
The
descriptive headings of the various Sections or parts of this Agreement are
for
convenience only and shall not affect the meaning or construction of any of
the
provisions hereof.
(f)
Entire
Agreement
.
This
Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the parties hereto concerning
the subject matter contained herein, and supersedes all prior agreements or
understanding of the parties. No provision of this Agreement may be waived
or
amended except in a writing signed by both parties. A waiver or amendment of
any
term or provision of this Agreement shall not be construed as a waiver or
amendment of any other term or provision.
(g)
Counterparts
.
This
Agreement may be executed by facsimile or electronic signatures and in multiple
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original. It shall not be
necessary that each party executes each counterpart, or that any one counterpart
be executed by more than one party so long as each party executes at least
one
counterpart.
(h)
Arbitration
.
All
disputes, controversies or claims (“
Disputes
”)
arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall in the first instance be
the
subject of a meeting between a representative of each party who has
decision-making authority with respect to the matter in question. Should the
meeting either not take place or not result in a resolution of the Dispute
within twenty (20) business days following notice of the Dispute to the other
party, then the Dispute shall be resolved in a binding arbitration proceeding
to
be held in New York, New York in accordance with the international rules of
the
American Arbitration Association. The arbitrators may award attorneys’ fees and
other related arbitration expenses, as well as pre- and post-judgment interest
on any award of damages, to the prevailing party or parties, in their sole
discretion. The parties agree that a panel of three arbitrators shall be
required, all of whom shall be fluent in the English language, and that the
arbitration proceeding shall be conducted entirely in the English language.
Any
award of the arbitrators shall be deemed confidential information for a minimum
period of five years.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been executed as of the date first written
above.
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CATALYST LIGHTING GROUP,
INC.
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By:
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/s/
Dennis Depenbusch
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Dennis
Depenbusch, CEO
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LAURUS MASTER FUND,
LTD.
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By:
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/s/ David Grin
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Name:
David Grin
Title:
Director
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Exhibit
A
- Laurus Investor Representation Letter
Exhibit
B
- Registration Rights Agreement
REGISTRATION
RIGHTS AGREEMENT
THIS
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
(this
“
Agreement
”)
is
made as of this 14
th
day of
September, 2007, by and among Catalyst Lighting Group, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the “
Company
”),
and
Laurus Master Fund, Ltd., a Cayman Islands company (“
Holder
”).
A.
The
Company has issued a total of 10,831,718 shares of common stock, par value
$0.01
per share, of the Company (“
Shares
”)
to the
Holder in connection with that certain Settlement and Release Agreement dated
August 22, 2007 (“
Settlement
Agreement
”).
B.
As
partial consideration for the issuance of Shares to the Holder, the Company
agreed to grant to the Holder the registration rights set forth herein.
C.
Unless
otherwise provided in this Agreement, capitalized terms used herein shall have
the respective meanings set forth in Section 11 hereof.
NOW,
THEREFORE
,
in
consideration of the above premises and the mutual covenants contained herein
and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which
are hereby acknowledged, the Company and Holder hereby agree as
follows:
1.
Registration
.
(a)
Demand
Registration Rights
.
C
ommencing
on the date that is thirty (30) days after the date
the
Company completes a business combination with a private company in a reverse
merger or reverse take-over transaction (“
Reverse
Merger
”),
the
Holder
shall
have a separate one-time right, by written notice to the Company, signed by
the
Holder ("
Demand
Notice
"),
to
request the Company to register for resale all of the Registrable Securities
included by the Holder in the Demand Notice (“
Demand
Registration Right
”)
under
and in accordance with the provisions of the Securities Act for an offering
to
be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 by filing with the Commission
a Registration Statement covering the resale of such Registrable Securities
("
Demand
Registration Statement
").
The Demand Registration Statement required hereunder shall be filed on
Form S-3 (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale
the
Registrable Securities on Form S-3, then such Registration Statement will be
on
Form S-1, Form SB-2, or such other appropriate form) by the applicable Filing
Date. The Demand Registration Statement required hereunder shall contain the
Plan of Distribution, attached hereto as
Exhibit
A
(which
may be modified to respond to comments, if any, received by the Commission).
The Company shall cause the Demand Registration Statement to be declared
effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing
thereof and shall keep the Demand Registration Statement continuously effective
under the Securities Act until the earlier of (i) two years after its Effective
Date, (ii) such time as all of the Registrable Securities covered by such
Registration Statement have been publicly sold by the Holder, or (iii) such
time
as all of the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement
may
be sold by the Holder pursuant to Rule 144(k), or Rule 144 without regard to
the
volume limitations for sales as provided in that regulation, as determined
by
the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect,
addressed and acceptable to the Company's transfer agent and the affected Holder
("
Effectiveness
Period
”).
By
5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the business day immediately following the
Effective Date of such Registration Statement, the Company shall file with
the
Commission in accordance with Rule 424 under the Securities Act the final
Prospectus to be used in connection with sales pursuant to such Registration
Statement (whether or not such filing is technically required under such Rule).
(b)
Restrictions
on Demand Registration
.
The
Company may postpone for up to thirty (30) days the filing or the effectiveness
of a Demand Registration Statement if the Company reasonably determines that
such Demand Registration Statement would have a material adverse effect on
any
proposal or plan by the Company or any of its subsidiaries to engage in any
acquisition of assets (other than in the ordinary course of business) or any
merger, consolidation, tender offer, reorganization or similar transaction;
provided, however, that in such event, the Holder shall be entitled to withdraw
such request and, if such request is withdrawn, such request for demand
registration shall not count as a request for demand registration under Section
1(a) above and the Company shall pay all Registration Expenses in connection
with such registration. The Company may delay the filing or effectiveness of
a
Demand Registration Statement hereunder only once in any twelve-month
period.
(c)
Continuing
Demand Registration Rights
.
If all
of the Registrable Securities to be included in the Demand Registration
Statement filed pursuant to Section 1(a) cannot be so included due to Commission
Comments, and there is not an effective Registration Statement otherwise
covering the Registrable Securities, then the Company shall prepare and file
by
the applicable Filing Date for such Registration Statement(s), such number
of
additional Registration Statements as may be necessary in order to ensure that
all Registrable Securities are covered by an existing and effective Registration
Statement. Accordingly, for example, if shares included in an initial
Registration Statement filed under Section 1(a) are removed from such
Registration Statement filed under Section 1(a) due to Commission Comments
and
Commission Comments again require shares to be removed for such newly filed
Registration Statement under this Section 1(c), then the Company will prepare
and file additional Registration Statements until such time as all such required
shares are covered by effective Registration Statements. Any Registration
Statements to be filed under this Section shall be for an offering to be made
on
a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415, on Form S-3 (except if the Company
is
not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form
S-3,
then such Registration Statement will be on Form S-1, Form SB-2, or such other
appropriate form). Such Registration Statements shall contain (except if
otherwise required pursuant to written comments received from the Commission
upon a review of such Registration Statement) the "Plan of Distribution"
attached hereto as
Exhibit
A
.
The
Company shall cause such Registration Statements to be declared effective under
the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereof and shall
keep such Registration Statements continuously effective under the Securities
Act during the Effectiveness Period. By 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the
business day immediately following the Effective Date of such Registration
Statement, the Company shall file with the Commission in accordance with Rule
424 under the Securities Act the final Prospectus to be used in connection
with
sales pursuant to such Registration Statement (whether or not such filing is
technically required under such Rule).
(d)
Piggyback
Registrations Rights
.
At any
time there is not an effective Registration Statement covering the Registrable
Securities, and the Company shall determine to prepare and file with the
Commission a Registration Statement relating to an offering for its own account
or the account of others under the Securities Act of any of its equity
securities, other than on Form S-4 or Form S-8 (each as promulgated under the
Securities Act) or their then equivalents relating to equity securities to
be
issued solely in connection with any acquisition of any entity or business
or
equity securities issuable in connection with stock option or other employee
benefit plans, then the Company shall send to the Holder a written notice of
such determination at least twenty (20) days prior to the filing of any such
Registration Statement and shall automatically include in such Registration
Statement all Registrable Securities for resale and offer on a continuous basis
pursuant to Rule 415; provided, however, that (i) if, at any time after giving
written notice of its intention to register any securities and prior to the
effective date of the Registration Statement filed in connection with such
registration, the Company determines for any reason not to proceed with such
registration, the Company will be relieved of its obligation to register any
Registrable Securities in connection with such registration, (ii) in case of
a
determination by the Company to delay registration of its securities, the
Company will be permitted to delay the registration of Registrable Securities
for the same period as the delay in registering such other securities, (iii)
each Holder is subject to confidentiality obligations with respect to any
information gained in this process or any other material non-public information
he, she or it obtains, (iv) each Holder is subject to all applicable laws
relating to insider trading or similar restrictions; and (v) if all of the
Registrable Securities of the Holder cannot be so included due to Commission
Comments, then the Company may reduce the number of the Holder’s Registrable
Securities covered by such Registration Statement to the maximum number which
would enable the Company to conduct such offering in accordance with the
provisions of Rule 415.
The
Holder shall be entitled to include all Registrable Securities for resale in
the
Registration Statement filed by the Company in connection with a public offering
of equity securities by the Company after the date of this Agreement (the
“
Initial
Registration Statement
”),
pursuant to Rule 415, so long as (1) such shares shall not be included as part
of the underwritten offering of primary shares by the Company, unless the
Company and underwriter agree to allow the inclusion of such Registrable Shares
as part of the underwritten offering and, in such event, the Holder elects
to
include the Registrable Securities in the underwriting subject to an allocation
among all holders of registration rights in the manner set forth in Section
1(e)
hereof, (2) the underwriter approves the inclusion of such Registrable
Securities in such Initial Registration Statement, subject to customary
underwriter cutbacks applicable to all holders of registration rights, (3)
the
Holder shall enter into the underwriters’ form of lockup agreement as and to the
extent requested by the underwriters, which may require that all of the
Registrable Securities held by the Holder not be sold or otherwise transferred
without the consent of the underwriters for a period not to exceed 180 days
from
the closing of the offering contemplated by the Initial Registration Statement,
and (4) if all of the Registrable Securities of the Holder cannot be so included
due to Commission Comments, then the Company may reduce the number of the
Holder’s Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement to the
maximum number which would enable the Company to conduct such offering in
accordance with the provisions of Rule 415. The Company shall cause any
Registration Statement filed under this Section 1(d) to be declared effective
under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereof and
shall keep such Registration Statement continuously effective under the
Securities Act during the Effectiveness Period. By 5:00 p.m. (New York City
time) on the business day immediately following the Effective Date of such
Registration Statement, the Company shall file with the Commission in accordance
with Rule 424 under the Securities Act the final Prospectus to be used in
connection with sales pursuant to such Registration Statement (whether or not
such filing is technically required under such Rule).
(e)
Cutback
Provisions
.
In the
event all of the Registrable Securities of the Holder cannot be included in
a
Registration Statement under Sections 1(a), 1(c) or 1(d) hereof due to
Commission Comments or underwriter cutbacks, then the Company, unless otherwise
prohibited by the Commission, shall cause the Registrable Securities of the
Holder to be included in such Registration Statement to be reduced pro rata
based on the number of registrable securities held by all holders of
registration rights as of the date immediately preceding the Reverse
Merger.
(f)
Termination
of Registration Rights
.
The
registration rights afforded to the Holder under this Section 1 shall terminate
on the earliest date when all Registrable Securities of the Holder either:
(i)
have been publicly sold
by the
Holder pursuant to a Registration Statement, (ii)
have
been
covered by an effective Registration Statement which has been effective for
an
aggregate period of twelve (12) months (whether or not consecutive), or (iii)
may
be
sold by the Holder pursuant to Rule 144(k), or Rule 144 without regard to the
volume limitations for sales as provided in that regulation, as determined
by
the counsel to the Company pursuant to a written opinion letter to such effect,
addressed and acceptable to the Company's transfer agent and the affected
Holder.
2.
Registration
Procedures
.
Whenever any Registrable Securities are to be registered pursuant to this
Agreement, the Company shall use its best efforts to effect the registration
and
sale of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method
of
disposition thereof, and pursuant thereto the Company shall have the following
obligations:
(a)
The
Company shall prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement
with
respect to such Registrable Securities and use its best efforts to cause such
Registration Statement to become effective.
(b)
The
Company shall prepare and file with the Commission such amendments (including
post-effective amendments) and supplements to a Registration Statement and
the
Prospectus used in connection with such Registration Statement, which Prospectus
is to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 promulgated under the Securities Act, as
may
be necessary to keep such Registration Statement effective at all times during
the Effectiveness Period, and, during such period, comply with the provisions
of
the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all Registrable Securities
of the Company covered by such Registration Statement until such time as all
of
such Registrable Securities shall have been disposed of in accordance with
the
intended methods of disposition by the seller or sellers thereof as set forth
in
such Registration Statement. In the case of amendments and supplements to a
Registration Statement which are required to be filed pursuant to this Agreement
by reason of the Company filing a report on Form 10-QSB, Form 10-KSB or any
analogous report under the Securities Exchange Act, the Company shall have
incorporated such report by reference into such Registration Statement, if
applicable, or shall file such amendments or supplements with the Commission
on
the same day on which the Securities Exchange Act report is filed which created
the requirement for the Company to amend or supplement such Registration
Statement.
(c)
The
Company shall furnish to each seller of Registrable Securities in any
Registration Statement, without charge, (i) promptly after the same is prepared
and filed with the Commission at least one copy of such Registration Statement
and any amendment(s) thereto, including financial statements and schedules,
all
documents incorporated therein by reference, if requested by such seller, all
exhibits and each preliminary Prospectus, (ii) upon the effectiveness of any
Registration Statement, ten (10) copies of the Prospectus included in such
Registration Statement and all amendments and supplements thereto (or such
other
number of copies as such seller may reasonably request) and (iii) such other
documents, including copies of any preliminary or final Prospectus, as such
seller may reasonably request from time to time in order to facilitate the
disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such seller.
(d)
The
Company shall use its best efforts to (i) register and qualify, unless an
exemption from registration and qualification applies, the resale by any seller
of the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement under such
other securities or "blue sky" laws of all applicable jurisdictions in the
United States, (ii) prepare and file in those jurisdictions, such amendments
(including post-effective amendments) and supplements to such registrations
and
qualifications as may be necessary to maintain the effectiveness thereof during
the Effectiveness Period, (iii) take such other actions as may be necessary
to
maintain such registrations and qualifications in effect at all times during
the
Effectiveness Period, and (iv) take all other actions reasonably necessary
or
advisable to qualify the Registrable Securities for sale in such jurisdictions;
provided, however, that the Company shall not be required in connection
therewith or as a condition thereto to (x) qualify to do business in any
jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this
Section 2(d), (y) subject itself to general taxation in any such jurisdiction,
or (z) file a general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction.
(e)
The
Company shall use its best efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop order
or
other suspension of effectiveness of a Registration Statement, or the suspension
of the qualification of any of Registrable Securities for sale in any
jurisdiction and, if such an order or suspension is issued, to obtain the
withdrawal of such order or suspension at the earliest possible moment and
to
notify the Holder of any Registrable Securities being sold of the issuance
of
such order and the resolution thereof or its receipt of actual notice of the
initiation or threat of any proceeding for such purpose.
(f)
The
Company shall notify the Holder in writing of the happening of any event, as
promptly as practicable after becoming aware of such event, as a result of
which
the Prospectus included in a Registration Statement, as then in effect, includes
an untrue statement of a material fact or omission to state a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein,
in
the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading
(provided that in no event shall such notice contain any material, nonpublic
information), and, subject to Section 2(r), promptly prepare a supplement or
amendment to such Registration Statement to correct such untrue statement or
omission, and deliver ten (10) copies of such supplement or amendment to the
Holder (or such other number of copies as the Holder may reasonably request).
(g)
The
Company shall promptly notify the Holder in writing (i) when a Prospectus or
any
Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment has been filed, and when
a
Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment has become effective
(notification of such effectiveness shall be delivered to the Holder by
facsimile on the same day of such effectiveness and by overnight mail), (ii)
of
any request by the Commission for amendments or supplements to a Registration
Statement or related Prospectus or related information, and (iii) of the
Company's reasonable determination that a post-effective amendment to a
Registration Statement would be appropriate.
(h)
If
the
Holder is required under applicable securities laws to be described in a
Registration Statement as an underwriter, at the reasonable request of such
Holder, the Company shall furnish to such Holder, on the date of the
effectiveness of such Registration Statement and thereafter from time to time
on
such dates as the Holder may reasonably request (i) a letter, dated such date,
from the Company's independent certified public accountants in form and
substance as is customarily given by independent certified public accountants
to
underwriters in an underwritten public offering, addressed to the Holder, and
(ii) an opinion, dated as of such date, of counsel representing the Company
for
purposes of such Registration Statement, in form, scope and substance as is
customarily given in an underwritten public offering, addressed to the
Holder.
(i)
If
the
Holder is required under applicable securities laws to be described in a
Registration Statement as an underwriter, then at the request of such Holder
in
connection with such Holder's due diligence requirements, the Company shall
make
available for inspection by (i) the Holder, (ii) the Holder’s legal counsel, and
(iii) one firm of accountants or other agents retained by the Holder
(collectively, the "
Inspectors
"),
all
pertinent financial and other records, and pertinent corporate documents and
properties of the Company (collectively, the "
Records
"),
as
shall be reasonably deemed necessary by each Inspector, and cause the Company's
officers, directors and employees to supply all information which any Inspector
may reasonably request; provided, however, that each Inspector shall agree
to
hold in strict confidence and shall not make any disclosure (except to the
Holder) or use of any Record or other information which the Company determines
in good faith to be confidential, and of which determination the Inspectors
are
so notified, unless (a) the disclosure of such Records is necessary to avoid
or
correct a misstatement or omission in any Registration Statement or is otherwise
required under the Securities Act, (b) the release of such Records is ordered
pursuant to a final, non-appealable subpoena or order from a court or government
body of competent jurisdiction, or (c) the information in such Records has
been
made generally available to the public other than by disclosure in violation
of
this or any other agreement of which the Inspector has knowledge. Each Holder
agrees that it shall, upon learning that disclosure of such Records is sought
in
or by a court or governmental body of competent jurisdiction or through other
means, give prompt notice to the Company and allow the Company, at its expense,
to undertake appropriate action to prevent disclosure of, or to obtain a
protective order for, the Records deemed confidential. Nothing herein (or in
any
other confidentiality agreement between the Company and the Holder) shall be
deemed to limit the Holder's ability to sell Registrable Securities in a manner
which is otherwise consistent with applicable laws and regulations.
(j)
The
Company shall hold in confidence and not make any disclosure of information
concerning the Holder provided to the Company unless (i) disclosure of such
information is necessary to comply with federal or state securities laws, (ii)
the disclosure of such information is necessary to avoid or correct a
misstatement or omission in any Registration Statement, (iii) the release of
such information is ordered pursuant to a subpoena or other final,
non-appealable order from a court or governmental body of competent
jurisdiction, or (iv) such information has been made generally available to
the
public other than by disclosure in violation of this Agreement or any other
agreement. The Company agrees that it shall, upon learning that disclosure
of
such information concerning the Holder is sought in or by a court or
governmental body of competent jurisdiction or through other means, give prompt
written notice to the Holder and allow the Holder, at the Holder’s expense, to
undertake appropriate action to prevent disclosure of, or to obtain a protective
order for, such information.
(k)
The
Company shall use its best efforts either to (i) cause all of the Registrable
Securities covered by a Registration Statement to be listed on each securities
exchange on which securities of the same class or series issued by the Company
are then listed, if any, if the listing of such Registrable Securities is then
permitted under the rules of such exchange, or (ii) secure designation and
quotation of all of the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration
Statement on The NASDAQ Global Market, The NASDAQ Capital Market or the American
Stock Exchange, or (iii) if, despite the Company's best efforts to satisfy,
the
preceding clauses (i) and (ii) the Company is unsuccessful in satisfying the
preceding clauses (i) and (ii), to secure the inclusion for quotation on the
Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board for such Registrable Securities and, without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, to use its best efforts to arrange
for
at least two market makers to register with the National Association of
Securities Dealers, Inc. ("
NASD
")
as
such with respect to such Registrable Securities. The Company shall pay all
fees
and expenses in connection with satisfying its obligation under this Section
2(k).
(l)
The
Company shall cooperate with the Holder who hold Registrable Securities being
offered and, to the extent applicable, facilitate the timely preparation and
delivery of certificates (not bearing any restrictive legend) representing
the
Registrable Securities to be offered pursuant to a Registration Statement and
enable such certificates to be in such denominations or amounts, as the case
may
be, as the Holder may reasonably request and registered in such names as the
Holder may request.
(m)
If
requested by the Holder, the Company shall (i) as soon as practicable
incorporate in a Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment such
information as the Holder reasonably requests to be included therein relating
to
the sale and distribution of Registrable Securities, including, without
limitation, information with respect to the number of Registrable Securities
being offered or sold, the purchase price being paid therefor and any other
terms of the offering of the Registrable Securities to be sold in such offering;
(ii) as soon as practicable make all required filings of such Prospectus
supplement or post-effective amendment after being notified of the matters
to be
incorporated in such Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment; and
(iii) as soon as practicable, supplement or make amendments to any Registration
Statement if reasonably requested by the Holder holding any Registrable
Securities.
(n)
The
Company shall use its best efforts to cause the Registrable Securities covered
by a Registration Statement to be registered with or approved by such other
governmental agencies or authorities as may be necessary to consummate the
disposition of such Registrable Securities.
(o)
The
Company shall make generally available to its security holders as soon as
practical, but not later than ninety (90) days after the close of the period
covered thereby, an earnings statement (in form complying with, and in the
manner provided by, the provisions of Rule 158 under the Securities Act)
covering a twelve-month period beginning not later than the first day of the
Company's fiscal quarter next following the effective date of a Registration
Statement.
(p)
The
Company shall otherwise use its best efforts to comply with all applicable
rules
and regulations of the Commission in connection with any registration
hereunder.
(q)
Within
two (2) business days after a Registration Statement which covers Registrable
Securities is ordered effective by the Commission, the Company shall deliver,
and shall cause legal counsel for the Company to deliver, to the transfer agent
for such Registrable Securities (with copies to the Holder whose Registrable
Securities are included in such Registration Statement) confirmation that such
Registration Statement has been declared effective by the Commission in the
form
attached hereto as
Exhibit
B
and the
Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit
C
.
(r)
Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary herein, at any time after the Effective Date of a
Registration Statement, the Company may delay the disclosure of material,
non-public information concerning the Company the disclosure of which at the
time is not, in the good faith opinion of the Board of Directors of the Company
and its counsel, in the best interest of the Company and, in the opinion of
counsel to the Company, otherwise required (a "
Grace
Period
");
provided, that the Company shall promptly (i) notify the Holder in writing
of
the existence of material, non-public information giving rise to a Grace Period
(provided that in each notice the Company will not disclose the content of
such
material, non-public information to the Holder) and the date on which the Grace
Period will begin, and (ii) notify the Holder in writing of the date on which
the Grace Period ends; and, provided further, that no Grace Period shall exceed
five (5) consecutive days and during any three hundred sixty five (365) day
period such Grace Periods shall not exceed an aggregate of twenty (20) days
and
the first day of any Grace Period must be at least five (5) trading days after
the last day of any prior Grace Period (each, an "
Allowable
Grace Period
").
For
purposes of determining the length of a Grace Period above, the Grace Period
shall begin on and include the date the Holder receives the notice referred
to
in clause (i) and shall end on and include the later of the date the Holder
receives the notice referred to in clause (ii) and the date referred to in
such
notice. The provisions of Section 2(e) hereof shall not be applicable during
the
period of any Allowable Grace Period. Upon expiration of the Grace Period,
the
Company shall again be bound by Section 2(f) with respect to the information
giving rise thereto unless such material, non-public information is no longer
applicable. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Company shall cause
its transfer agent to deliver unlegended shares of Common Stock to a transferee
of the Holder in connection with any sale of Registrable Securities with respect
to which the Holder has entered into a contract for sale, and delivered a copy
of the Prospectus included as part of the applicable Registration Statement
(unless an exemption from such Prospectus delivery requirements exists), prior
to the Holder’s receipt of the notice of a Grace Period and for which the Holder
has not yet settled.
3.
Obligations
of the Holders
.
(a)
At
least
five (5) business days prior to the first anticipated filing date of a
Registration Statement, the Company shall notify the Holder in writing of the
information the Company requires from the Holder if the Holder’s Registrable
Securities are to be included in such Registration Statement. It shall be a
condition precedent to the obligations of the Company to complete the
registration pursuant to this Agreement with respect to the Registrable
Securities of the Holder that the Holder shall furnish to the Company such
information regarding itself, the Registrable Securities held by it and the
intended method of disposition of the Registrable Securities held by it as
shall
be reasonably required to effect the effectiveness of the registration of such
Registrable Securities and shall execute such documents in connection with
such
registration as the Company may reasonably request.
(b)
The
Holder, by the Holder’s acceptance of the Registrable Securities, agrees to
cooperate with the Company as reasonably requested by the Company in connection
with the preparation and filing of any Registration Statement hereunder, unless
the Holder has notified the Company in writing of the Holder's election to
exclude all of the Holder’s Registrable Securities from such Registration
Statement.
(c)
The
Holder agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of the happening
of any event of the kind described in Sections 2(e) or 2(f), the Holder will
immediately discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to any
Registration Statement(s) covering such Registrable Securities until the
Holder’s receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus
contemplated by Sections 2(e) or 2(f) or receipt of notice that no supplement
or
amendment is required. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Company
shall cause its transfer agent to deliver unlegended shares of Common Stock
to a
transferee of the Holder in connection with any sale of Registrable Securities
with respect to which the Holder has entered into a contract for sale prior
to
the Holder’s receipt of a notice from the Company of the happening of any event
of the kind described in Sections 2(e) or 2(f) and for which the Holder has
not
yet settled.
(d)
The
Holder covenants and agrees that it will comply with the Prospectus delivery
requirements of the Securities Act as applicable to it or an exemption therefrom
in connection with sales of
Registrable
Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement.
4.
Registration
Expenses
.
All
expenses incident to the Company’s performance of or compliance with this
Agreement, including without limitation all registration and filing fees, fees
and expenses of compliance with securities or blue sky laws, printing expenses,
messenger and delivery expenses, fees and disbursements of custodians, and
fees
and disbursements of counsel for the Company and all independent certified
public accountants, underwriters (excluding discounts, commissions and placement
agent fees) and other Persons retained by the Company (all such expenses being
herein called “
Registration
Expenses
”),
shall
be borne by the Company. Further, the Company shall pay its internal expenses
(including, without limitation, all salaries and expenses of its officers and
employees performing legal or accounting duties), the expense of any annual
audit or quarterly review, the expense of any liability insurance and the
expenses and fees for listing the securities to be registered on each securities
exchange on which similar securities issued by the Company are then
listed.
5.
Indemnification
.
In
the
event any Registrable Securities are included in a Registration Statement under
this Agreement:
(a)
To
the
fullest extent permitted by law, the Company will, and hereby does, indemnify,
hold harmless and defend the Holder, the directors, officers, members, partners,
employees, agents, representatives of, and each Person, if any, who controls
the
Holder within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Securities Exchange
Act
(each, an "
Indemnified
Person
"),
against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities, judgments, fines, penalties,
charges, costs, reasonable attorneys' fees, amounts paid in settlement or
expenses, joint or several, (collectively, "
Claims
")
incurred in investigating, preparing or defending any action, claim, suit,
inquiry, proceeding, investigation or appeal taken from the foregoing by or
before any court or governmental, administrative or other regulatory agency,
body or the Commission, whether pending or threatened, whether or not an
indemnified party is or may be a party thereto ("
Indemnified
Damages
"),
to
which any of them may become subject insofar as such Claims (or actions or
proceedings, whether commenced or threatened, in respect thereof) arise out
of
or are based upon: (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of
a
material fact in a Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment
thereto or in any filing made in connection with the qualification of the
offering under the securities or other "blue sky" laws of any jurisdiction
in
which Registrable Securities are offered ("
Blue
Sky Filing
"),
or
the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, (ii) any
untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in
any
preliminary Prospectus if used prior to the effective date of such Registration
Statement, or contained in the final Prospectus (as amended or supplemented,
if
the Company files any amendment thereof or supplement thereto with the
Commission) or the omission or alleged omission to state therein any material
fact necessary to make the statements made therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which the statements therein were made, not misleading,
(iii) any violation or alleged violation by the Company of the Securities Act
or
the Securities Exchange Act, any other law, including, without limitation,
any
state securities law, or any rule or regulation thereunder relating to the
offer
or sale of the Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement
or
(iv) any violation of this Agreement (the matters in the foregoing clauses
(i)
through (iv) being, collectively, "
Violations
").
Subject to Section 5(c), the Company shall reimburse the Indemnified Persons,
promptly as such expenses are incurred and are due and payable, for any legal
fees or other reasonable expenses incurred by them in connection with
investigating or defending any such Claim. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary contained herein, the indemnification agreement contained in this
Section 5(a): (i) shall not apply to a Claim by an Indemnified Person arising
out of or based upon a Violation which occurs in reliance upon and in conformity
with information furnished in writing to the Company by such Indemnified Person
for such Indemnified Person expressly for use in connection with the preparation
of the Registration Statement or any such amendment thereof or supplement
thereto, if such Prospectus was timely made available by the Company pursuant
to
Section 2(c) and (ii) shall not be available to the extent such Claim is based
on a failure of the Holder to deliver or to cause to be delivered the Prospectus
made available by the Company, including a corrected Prospectus, if such
Prospectus or corrected Prospectus was timely made available by the Company
pursuant to Section 2(c); and (iv) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement
of any Claim if such settlement is effected without the prior written consent
of
the Company, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. Such
indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation
made by or on behalf of the Indemnified Person and shall survive the transfer
of
the Registrable Securities by the Holder pursuant to Section 9.
(b)
In
connection with any Registration Statement in which the Holder is participating,
the Holder agrees to indemnify, hold harmless and defend, to the same extent
and
in the same manner as is set forth in Section 6(a), the Company, each of its
directors, each of its officers who signs the Registration Statement and each
Person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of the Securities
Act or the Securities Exchange Act (each, an "
Indemnified
Party
"),
against any Claim or Indemnified Damages to which any of them may become
subject, under the Securities Act or the Securities Exchange Act or otherwise,
insofar as such Claim or Indemnified Damages arise out of or are based upon
any
Violation, in each case to the extent, and only to the extent, that such
Violation occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with written information
furnished to the Company by the Holder expressly for use in connection with
such
Registration Statement; and, subject to Section 5(c), the Holder will reimburse
any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by an Indemnified Party in
connection with investigating or defending any such Claim; provided, however,
that the indemnity agreement contained in this Section 5(b) and the agreement
with respect to contribution contained in Section 6 shall not apply to amounts
paid in settlement of any Claim if such settlement is effected without the
prior
written consent of the Holder, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld
or delayed; provided, further, however, that the Holder shall be liable under
this Section 5(b) for only that amount of a Claim or Indemnified Damages as
does
not exceed the net proceeds to the Holder as a result of the sale of Registrable
Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement. Such indemnity shall remain
in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf
of
such Indemnified Party and shall survive the transfer of the Registrable
Securities by the Holder pursuant to Section 9.
(c)
Promptly
after receipt by an Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party under this Section
5
of notice of the commencement of any action or proceeding (including any
governmental action or proceeding) involving a Claim, such Indemnified Person
or
Indemnified Party shall, if a Claim in respect thereof is to be made against
any
indemnifying party under this Section 5, deliver to the indemnifying party
a
written notice of the commencement thereof, and the indemnifying party shall
have the right to participate in, and, to the extent the indemnifying party
so
desires, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly noticed, to assume
control of the defense thereof with counsel mutually satisfactory to the
indemnifying party and the Indemnified Person or the Indemnified Party, as
the
case may be; provided, however, that an Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party
shall have the right to retain its own counsel with the fees and expenses of
not
more than one counsel for such Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party to be
paid by the indemnifying party, if, in the reasonable opinion of counsel
retained by the indemnifying party, the representation by such counsel of the
Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party and the indemnifying party would be
inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between such
Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party and any other party represented by
such
counsel in such proceeding. The Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person shall
cooperate fully with the indemnifying party in connection with any negotiation
or defense of any such action or Claim by the indemnifying party and shall
furnish to the indemnifying party all information reasonably available to the
Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person which relates to such action or Claim.
The indemnifying party shall keep the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person
reasonably apprised at all times as to the status of the defense or any
settlement negotiations with respect thereto. No indemnifying party shall be
liable for any settlement of any action, claim or proceeding effected without
its prior written consent, provided, however, that the indemnifying party shall
not unreasonably withhold, delay or condition its consent. No indemnifying
party
shall, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified
Person, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement or other
compromise which does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving
by
the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person of
a
release from all liability in respect to such Claim or litigation, and such
settlement shall not include any admission as to fault on the part of the
Indemnified Party. Following indemnification as provided for hereunder, the
indemnifying party shall be subrogated to all rights of the Indemnified Party
or
Indemnified Person with respect to all third parties, firms or corporations
relating to the matter for which indemnification has been made. The failure
to
deliver written notice to the indemnifying party within a reasonable time of
the
commencement of any such action shall not relieve such indemnifying party of
any
liability to the Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party under this Section
5,
except to the extent that the indemnifying party is prejudiced in its ability
to
defend such action.
(d)
The
indemnification required by this Section 5 shall be made by periodic payments
of
the amount thereof during the course of the investigation or defense, as and
when bills are received or Indemnified Damages are incurred.
(e)
The
indemnity agreements contained herein shall be in addition to (i) any cause
of
action or similar right of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person against
the indemnifying party or others, and (ii) any liabilities the indemnifying
party may be subject to pursuant to the law.
6.
Contribution
.
To the
extent any indemnification by an indemnifying party is prohibited or limited
by
law, the indemnifying party agrees to make the maximum contribution with respect
to any amounts for which it would otherwise be liable under Section 5 to the
fullest extent permitted by law; provided, however, that: (i) no Person involved
in the sale of Registrable Securities which Person is guilty of fraudulent
misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 10(f) of the Securities Act)
in
connection with such sale shall be entitled to contribution from any Person
involved in such sale of Registrable Securities who was not guilty of fraudulent
misrepresentation; and (ii) contribution by any seller of Registrable Securities
shall be limited in amount to the net amount of proceeds received by such seller
from the sale of such Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration
Statement
7.
Participation
in Underwritten Registrations
.
No
Person may participate in any registration hereunder which is underwritten
or
sold through a placement agent unless such Person (i) agrees to sell such
Person’s securities on the basis provided in any underwriting or placement
agency arrangements approved by the Company, and (ii) completes and executes
all
questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities, underwriting or placement
agency agreements and other documents required under the terms of such
underwriting or placement agency arrangements.
8.
Reports
under Securities Exchange Act
.
With a
view to making available to the Holder the benefits of Rule 144 promulgated
under the Securities Act or any other similar rule or regulation of the
Commission that may at any time permit the Holder to sell securities of the
Company to the public without registration ("
Rule
144
"),
commencing not later than the completion of the Reverse Merger the Company
agrees to,:
(a)
make
and
keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined
in
Rule 144;
(b)
file
with
the Commission in a timely manner all reports and other documents required
of
the Company under the Securities Act and the Securities Exchange Act so long
as
the Company remains subject to such requirements and the filing of such reports
and other documents is required for the applicable provisions of Rule 144;
and
(c)
furnish
to
the
Holder so long as the Holder owns Registrable Securities, promptly upon request,
(i) a written statement by the Company, if true, that it has complied with
the
reporting requirements of Rule 144, the Securities Act and the Securities
Exchange Act, (ii) a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of
the
Company and such other reports and documents so filed by the Company, and (iii)
such other information as may be reasonably requested to permit the Holder
to
sell such securities pursuant to Rule 144 without registration.
9.
Assignment
of Registration Rights
.
The
rights under this Agreement shall be automatically assignable by the Holder
to
any transferee of all or any portion of the Holder’s Registrable Securities if:
(i) the Holder agrees in writing with the transferee or assignee to assign
such
rights, and a copy of such agreement is furnished to the Company within a
reasonable time after such assignment; (ii) the Company is, within a reasonable
time after such transfer or assignment, furnished with written notice of (a)
the
name and address of such transferee or assignee, and (b) the securities with
respect to which such registration rights are being transferred or assigned;
(iii) immediately following such transfer or assignment the further disposition
of such securities by the transferee or assignee is restricted under the
Securities Act and applicable state securities laws; and (iv) at or before
the
time the Company receives the written notice contemplated by clause (ii) of
this
sentence the transferee or assignee agrees in writing with the Company to be
bound by all of the provisions contained herein.
10.
Amendment
of Registration Rights
.
Provisions of this Agreement may be amended and the observance thereof may
be
waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively
or
prospectively), only with the written consent of the Company and the Holder.
11.
Definitions
.
(a)
“
Commission
”
means
the Securities and Exchange Commission.
(b)
“
Commission
Comments
”
means
written comments pertaining solely to Rule 415 which are received by the Company
from the Commission, and a copy of which shall have been provided by the Company
to the Holder, to a filed Registration Statement which limit the amount of
shares which may be included therein to a number of shares which is less than
such amount sought to be included thereon as filed with the
Commission.
(c)
“
Common
Stock
”
means
the common stock, $0.01 par value per share, of the Company.
(d)
“
Effective
Date
”
means,
as to a Registration Statement, the date on which such Registration Statement
is
first declared effective by the Commission.
(e)
“
Filing
Date
”
means
(a) with respect to the Registration Statement required to be filed under
Section 1(a), the 30th day following the receipt by the Company of the Demand
Notice, and (b) with respect to any Registration Statements required to be
filed
under Section 1(c), each such Registration Statement shall be filed by the
six-month anniversary of the Effective Date of the Registration Statement
required to be filed under Section 1(a) and for all subsequent Registration
Statements, the six-month anniversary of the Effective Date of the immediately
preceding Registration Statement required to be filed under Section 1(c), as
applicable.
(f)
“
Person
”
means
an individual, a partnership, a limited liability company, a corporation, an
association, a joint stock company, a trust, a joint venture, an unincorporated
organization and a governmental entity or any department, agency or political
subdivision thereof.
(g)
"
Prospectus
"
means
the prospectus included in the Registration Statement (including, without
limitation, a prospectus that includes any information previously omitted from
a
prospectus filed as part of an effective Registration Statement in reliance
upon
Rule 430A promulgated under the Securities Act), as amended or supplemented
by any prospectus supplement, with respect to the terms of the offering of
any
portion of the Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement,
and
all other amendments and supplements to the Prospectus, including post-effective
amendments, and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be
incorporated by reference in such Prospectus
(h)
“
Registrable
Securities
”
means
(i) the Shares issued to the Holder and held by the Holder or its assignees,
(ii) any shares of Common Stock issued to the Holder (whether issued before
or
after the date hereof) and held by the Holder or its assignees, (iii) any Common
Stock issuable upon conversion of any securities convertible into shares of
Common Stock (including the Preferred Shares) or upon exercise of any warrants,
options or similar instruments (whether such convertible securities, warrants,
options or similar instruments are issued before or after the date hereof),
and
(iv) any other shares of Common Stock or any other securities issued or issuable
with respect to the securities referred to in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) by
way
of a stock dividend or stock split or in connection with an exchange or
combination of shares, recapitalization, merger, consolidation or other
reorganization.
(i)
"
Registration
Statement
"
means
any registration statement required to be filed hereunder (which, at the
Company’s option, may be an existing registration statement of the Company
previously filed with the Commission, but not declared effective), including
(in
each case) the Prospectus, amendments and supplements to the Registration
Statement or Prospectus, including pre- and post-effective amendments, all
exhibits thereto, and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be
incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement
(j)
"
Rule
415
"
means
Rule 415 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such
Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation
hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same effect as
such
Rule.
(k)
“
Rule
424
"
means
Rule 424 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such
Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation
hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same effect as
such
Rule.
(l)
“
Securities
Act
”
means
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time.
(m)
“
Securities
Exchange Act
”
means
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time.
12.
Miscellaneous
.
(a)
A
Person
is deemed to be a holder of Registrable Securities whenever such Person owns
or
is deemed to own of record such Registrable Securities. If the Company receives
conflicting instructions, notices or elections from two or more Persons with
respect to the same Registrable Securities, the Company shall act upon the
basis
of instructions, notice or election received from the such record owner of
such
Registrable Securities.
(b)
Any
notices, consents, waivers or other communications required or permitted to
be
given under the terms of this Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed
to
have been delivered: (i) upon receipt, when delivered personally; (ii) upon
receipt, when sent by facsimile (provided confirmation of transmission is
mechanically or electronically generated and kept on file by the sending party);
or (iii) one business day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight
delivery service, in each case properly addressed to the party to receive the
same. The addresses and facsimile numbers for such communications shall
be:
If
to the
Company:
Catalyst
Lighting Group, Inc.
936A
Beachland Boulevard, Suite 13
Vero
Beach, Florida 32963
Facsimile:
(772) 231-5947
Attention:
Kevin Keating, Director
and
If
to the
Holder:
Laurus
Master Fund, Ltd
335
Madison Avenue, 10th Floor
New
York,
NY 10017
Facsimile:
(212) 541-4434
With
a
copy to:
John
E.
Tucker, Esq.
825
Third
Avenue, 14
th
Floor
New
York,
New York 10022
Facsimile:
(212) 541-4434
or
to
such other address and/or facsimile number and/or to the attention of such
other
Person as the recipient party has specified by written notice given to each
other party five (5) days prior to the effectiveness of such change. Written
confirmation of receipt (A) given by the recipient of such notice, consent,
waiver or other communication, (B) mechanically or electronically generated
by
the sender's facsimile machine containing the time, date, recipient facsimile
number and an image of the first page of such transmission or (C) provided
by a
courier or overnight courier service shall be rebuttable evidence of personal
service, receipt by facsimile or receipt from a nationally recognized overnight
delivery service in accordance with clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above,
respectively.
(c)
Failure
of any party to exercise any right or remedy under this Agreement or otherwise,
or delay by a party in exercising such right or remedy, shall not operate as
a
waiver thereof.
(d)
All
questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation
of this Agreement shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of
Delaware, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law
provision or rule (whether of the State of Delaware or other jurisdictions)
that
would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdictions other than the
State of Delaware. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive
jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the State of Delaware,
for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or
with
any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably
waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim
that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that
such suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that
the
venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper. Each party hereby
irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being
served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof to
such
party at the address for such notices to it under this Agreement and agrees
that
such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice
thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right
to serve process in any manner permitted by law. If any provision of this
Agreement shall be invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity
or unenforceability shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the
remainder of this Agreement in that jurisdiction or the validity or
enforceability of any provision of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction.
EACH
PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE, AND AGREES NOT TO
REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN
CONNECTION HEREWITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION
CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
(e)
This
Agreement and the instruments referenced herein and therein constitute the
entire agreement among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter
hereof and thereof. There are no restrictions, promises, warranties or
undertakings, other than those set forth or referred to herein and therein.
This
Agreement and the instruments referenced herein and therein supersede all prior
agreements and understandings among the parties hereto with respect to the
subject matter hereof and thereof.
(f)
Subject
to the requirements of Section 9, this Agreement shall inure to the benefit
of
and be binding upon the permitted successors and assigns of each of the parties
hereto.
(g)
The
headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall
not
limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.
(h)
This
Agreement may be executed in identical counterparts, each of which shall be
deemed an original but all of which shall constitute one and the same agreement.
This Agreement, once executed by a party, may be delivered to the other party
hereto by facsimile transmission of a copy of this Agreement bearing the
signature of the party so delivering this Agreement. This Agreement may also
be
executed by electronic signature of such Person.
(i)
Each
party shall do and perform, or cause to be done and performed, all such further
acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements,
certificates, instruments and documents, as any other party may reasonably
request in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this
Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby.
(j)
All
consents and other determinations required to be made by the Holder pursuant
to
this Agreement shall be made, unless otherwise specified in this Agreement,
by
the Holder.
(k)
The
language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by
the
parties to express their mutual intent and no rules of strict construction
will
be applied against any party.
(l)
This
Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective
permitted successors and assigns, and is not for the benefit of, nor may any
provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person.
(m)
The
obligations of the Holder hereunder are several and not joint with the
obligations of any other Holder, and no provision of this Agreement is intended
to confer any obligations on a Holder vis-à-vis any other Holder. Nothing
contained herein, and no action taken by any Holder pursuant hereto, shall
be
deemed to constitute the Holder as a partnership, an association, a joint
venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the Holder
are
in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations
or
the transactions contemplated herein.
(n)
Currency
.
As used
herein, "Dollar", "US Dollar" and "$" each mean the lawful money of the United
States.
*
* * * *
*
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF
,
the
parties have executed this Registration Rights Agreement as of the date first
written above.
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HOLDER:
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Laurus Master Fund, Ltd
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By:
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/s/ David
Grin
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Name/Title:
David Grin,
Director
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COMPANY:
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Catalyst Lighting Group, Inc.
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By:
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/s/ Kevin
R.
Keating
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Name/Title:
Kevin R. Keating,
CEO
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Exhibit
A
Plan
of Distribution
The
Selling Stockholders and any of their pledgees, donees, transferees, assignees
and successors-in-interest may, from time to time, sell any or all of their
shares of Common Stock on any stock exchange, market or trading facility on
which the shares are traded or in private transactions. These sales may be
at
fixed or negotiated prices. The Selling Stockholders may use any one or more
of
the following methods when selling shares:
·
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ordinary
brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer
solicits Investors;
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block
trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the shares
as agent
but may position and resell a
portion
of the block as principal to
facilitate
the transaction;
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purchases
by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for
its
account;
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an
exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable
exchange;
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privately
negotiated transactions;
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to
cover short sales made after the date that this Registration Statement
is
declared effective by the
Commission;
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broker-dealers
may agree with the Selling Stockholders to sell a specified number
of such
shares at a
stipulated
price per share;
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a
combination of any such methods of sale;
and
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any
other method permitted pursuant to applicable
law.
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The
Selling Stockholders may also sell shares under Rule 144 under the Securities
Act, if available, rather than under this prospectus.
Broker-dealers
engaged by the Selling Stockholders may arrange for other brokers-dealers to
participate in sales. Broker-dealers may receive commissions or discounts from
the Selling Stockholders (or, if any broker-dealer acts as agent for the
purchaser of shares, from the purchaser) in amounts to be negotiated. The
Selling Stockholders do not expect these commissions and discounts to exceed
what is customary in the types of transactions involved.
The
Selling Stockholders may from time to time pledge or grant a security interest
in some or all of the Shares owned by them and, if they default in the
performance of their secured obligations, the pledgees or secured parties may
offer and sell shares of Common Stock from time to time under this prospectus,
or under an amendment to this prospectus under Rule 424(b)(3) or other
applicable provision of the Securities Act of 1933 amending the list of selling
stockholders to include the pledgee, transferee or other successors in interest
as selling stockholders under this prospectus.
Upon
the
Company being notified in writing by a Selling Stockholder that any material
arrangement has been entered into with a broker-dealer for the sale of Common
Stock through a block trade, special offering, exchange distribution or
secondary distribution or a purchase by a broker or dealer, a supplement to
this
prospectus will be filed, if required, pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the
Securities Act, disclosing (i) the name of each such Selling Stockholder and
of
the participating broker-dealer(s), (ii) the number of shares involved, (iii)
the price at which such the shares of Common Stock were sold, (iv) the
commissions paid or discounts or concessions allowed to such broker-dealer(s),
where applicable, (v) that such broker-dealer(s) did not conduct any
investigation to verify the information set out or incorporated by reference
in
this prospectus, and (vi) other facts material to the transaction. In addition,
upon the Company being notified in writing by a Selling Stockholder that a
donee
or pledgee intends to sell more than 500 shares of Common Stock, a supplement
to
this prospectus will be filed if then required in accordance with applicable
securities law.
The
Selling Stockholders also may transfer the shares of Common Stock in other
circumstances, in which case the transferees, pledgees or other successors
in
interest will be the selling beneficial owners for purposes of this
prospectus.
The
Selling Stockholders and any broker-dealers or agents that are involved in
selling the shares may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of the
Securities Act in connection with such sales. In such event, any commissions
received by such broker-dealers or agents and any profit on the resale of the
shares purchased by them may be deemed to be underwriting commissions or
discounts under the Securities Act. Discounts, concessions, commissions and
similar selling expenses, if any, that can be attributed to the sale of the
securities will be paid by the Selling Stockholder and/or the purchasers. Each
Selling Stockholder has represented and warranted to the Company that it
acquired the securities subject to this registration statement in the ordinary
course of such Selling Stockholder's business and, at the time of its purchase
of such securities such Selling Stockholder had no agreements or understandings,
directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute any such
securities.
The
Company has advised each Selling Stockholder that it may not use shares
registered on this Registration Statement to cover short sales of Common Stock
made prior to the date on which this Registration Statement shall have been
declared effective by the Commission. If a Selling Stockholder uses this
prospectus for any sale of the Common Stock, it will be subject to the
prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act. The Selling Stockholders
will be responsible to comply with the applicable provisions of the Securities
Act and Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations thereunder promulgated,
including, without limitation, Regulation M, as applicable to such Selling
Stockholders in connection with resales of their respective shares under this
Registration Statement.
The
Company is required to pay all fees and expenses incident to the registration
of
the shares, but the Company will not receive any proceeds from the sale of
the
Common Stock. The Company has agreed to indemnify the Selling Stockholders
against certain losses, claims, damages and liabilities, including liabilities
under the Securities Act.
EXHIBIT
B
FORM
OF NOTICE OF EFFECTIVENESS
OF
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
[Transfer
Agent]
[Address]
Attention:
Re:
___________________
(“Company”)
Ladies
and Gentlemen:
[We
are][I am] counsel to _________, a _________ corporation (the "Company"), and
have represented the Company in connection with that certain Registration Rights
Agreement with _____________ (the “Holder”) (the "Registration Rights
Agreement") pursuant to which the Company agreed, among other things, to
register the Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights
Agreement), under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act").
In
connection with the Company's obligations under the Registration Rights
Agreement, on ____________ ___, 200_, the Company filed a Registration Statement
on Form SB-2 (File No. 333-_____________) (the "Registration Statement") with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") relating to the Registrable
Securities which names the Holder as a selling stockholder
thereunder.
In
connection with the foregoing, [we][I] advise you that a member of the SEC's
staff has advised [us][me] by telephone that the SEC has entered an order
declaring the Registration Statement effective under the 1933 Act at [ENTER
TIME
OF EFFECTIVENESS] on [ENTER DATE OF EFFECTIVENESS] and [we][I] have no
knowledge, after telephonic inquiry of a member of the SEC's staff, that any
stop order suspending its effectiveness has been issued or that any proceedings
for that purpose are pending before, or threatened by, the SEC and the
Registrable Securities are available for resale under the 1933 Act pursuant
to
the Registration Statement.
This
letter shall serve as our standing instruction to you that the shares of Common
Stock are freely transferable by the Holder pursuant to the Registration
Statement. You need not require further letters from us to effect any future
legend-free issuance or reissuance of shares of Common Stock to the Holders
as
contemplated by the Company's Irrevocable Transfer Agent Instructions dated
___________, 200_.
Very
truly yours,
EXHIBIT
B
IRREVOCABLE
TRANSFER AGENT INSTRUCTIONS
_______________,
2007
[Addressed
to Transfer Agent]
_______________________
_______________________
Attention:
[________________________]
Ladies
and Gentlemen:
Reference
is made to that certain Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of
_________________, 2007 (the "
Agreement
"),
by
and among ______________, a _____________ corporation (the "
Company
"),
and
_________________________ (the "
Holder
"),
pursuant to which the Company is obligated to register the Holders shares (the
"
Common
Shares
")
of
Common Stock of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share (the "
Common
Stock
").
This
letter shall serve as our irrevocable authorization and direction to you
(provided that you are the transfer agent of the Company at such time) to issue
shares of Common Stock upon transfer or resale of the Common Shares.
You
acknowledge and agree that so long as you have previously received (a) written
confirmation from the Company's
legal
counsel that either (i) a registration statement covering resales of the Common
Shares has been declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the "
SEC
")
under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"
1933
Act
"),
or
(ii) sales of the Common Shares may be made in conformity with Rule 144 under
the 1933 Act
(“
Rule
144
”)
,
(b) if
applicable, a copy of such registration statement
,
and
(c)
notice from legal counsel to the Company or any Holder that a transfer of Common
Shares has been effected either pursuant to the registration statement (and
a
prospectus delivered to the transferee) or pursuant to Rule 144
,
then
as
promptly as practicable
,
you
shall
issue the certificates representing the Common Shares
registered
in the names of such transferees
,
and
such certificates shall not bear any legend restricting transfer of the Common
Shares thereby and should not be subject to any stop-transfer
restriction;
provided,
however, that if such Common Shares and are not registered for resale under
the
1933 Act or able to be sold under Rule 144, then the certificates for such
Common Shares shall bear the following legend:
THE
SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE
SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED (I) IN
THE
ABSENCE OF (A) AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER
THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR (B) AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, IN A GENERALLY
ACCEPTABLE FORM, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT OR (II) UNLESS
SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 OR RULE 144A UNDER SAID ACT. NOTWITHSTANDING THE
FOREGOING, THE SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN
ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN OR FINANCING ARRANGEMENT SECURED BY THE
SECURITIES.
A
form of
written confirmation from the Company's outside legal counsel that a
registration statement covering resales of the Common Shares has been declared
effective by the SEC under the 1933 Act is attached hereto.
Please
execute this letter in the space indicated to acknowledge your agreement to
act
in accordance with these instructions. Should you have any questions concerning
this matter, please contact me at ____________.
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Very
truly
yours,
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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THE
FOREGOING INSTRUCTIONS ARE
ACKNOWLEDGED
AND AGREED TO
this
___
day of ________________, 2007
[TRANSFER
AGENT]
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Title:
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Enclosures
Copy:
Holder
REVOLVING
LOAN AGREEMENT
FOR
CATALYSY LIGHTING GROUP, INC.
THIS
REVOLVING LOAN AGREEMENT (the “
Agreement
”)
is
made and entered into as of August 22, 2007, by and among Keating Investments,
LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the "Lender") and Catalyst Lighting
Group, Inc. a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower").
1.
The
Lender agrees to make advances to the Borrower from time to time at the request
of the Borrower. The advances outstanding shall not exceed $30,000.
2.
The
Borrower shall repay the outstanding advances from time to time, in whole or
in
part. All advances outstanding shall be due and payable in full on October
22,
2007.
3.
The
advances shall bear interest commencing September 22, 2007 at a rate of 6%
per
annum.
4.
The
parties hereto shall maintain a schedule of advances and payments hereunder
which is attached hereto.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first
above written.
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CATALYSY
LIGHTING GROUP, INC.
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By:
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/s/
Kevin R. Keating
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Kevin
R. Keating, Chief Executive
Officer
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KEATING
INVESTMENTS, LLC
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By:
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/s/
Timothy J. Keating
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Timothy
J. Keating,
President
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Schedule
of Advances and Payments
Date
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Advance
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Payment
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Balance
Outstanding
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8/27/07
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$
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25,000.00
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0
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$
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25,000.00
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9/5/07
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$
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5,000.00
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0
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$
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30,000.00
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9/19/07
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0
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$
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30,000.00
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0
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AGREEMENT
THIS
AGREEMENT
is
effective as of September 13, 2007, by and between Garisch Financial, Inc.,
an
Illinois corporation with its principal place of business located at 2395
Woodglen Drive, Aurora, Illinois 60502 (“GFI”), Catalyst Lighting Group, Inc., a
corporation organized and existing under the laws of the state of Delaware,
with
its principal place of business located at 936A Beachland Boulevard, Suite
13,
Vero Beach, FL 32963 (“Catalyst”), and KIG Investors I, LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company (“KIG Investors”). Catalyst and KIG Investors may be referred
to collectively as the “Clients.” GFI and the Clients may each be referred to as
a “Party” or collectively as the “Parties.”
RECITALS
WHEREAS
,
GFI is
engaged in the business of providing consulting services to public and private
companies including, without limitation, conducting due diligence
investigations, assisting in the preparation of SEC filings, structuring,
evaluating and executing business transactions, business combinations and
mergers, recommending and advising on corporate and strategic matters, and
reviewing financial and accounting matters (“Services”); and
WHEREAS
,
Catalyst and KIG Investors desire to engage GFI described herein, and GFI
desires to accept such engagement, all in accordance with the terms and
conditions herein set forth;
NOW,
THEREFORE
,
in
consideration of the mutual promises and covenants set forth herein, the Parties
hereby agree as follows:
It
is the
general nature and intent of this Agreement that GFI will provide the Services
to KIG Investors solely in connection with KIG Investors’ purchase of a
controlling interest in Catalyst (“Acquisition”) and to Catalyst solely in
connection with the initial actions by Catalyst following such Acquisition
(collectively, such services shall be the “Transaction Services”). GFI will
provide such Transaction Services at the reasonable request of KIG Investors
and/or Catalyst as an independent contractor and not as an employee. The Parties
hereto specifically acknowledge and agree that GFI’s performance of the
Transaction Services shall not be construed or considered legal, investment
banking or capital formation services or advice. The Parties further agree
that
the Transaction Services shall not be construed as the practice of law, and
KIG
Investors and Catalyst each acknowledge and agree that they have been advised
by
GFI to seek legal counsel if they deem such to be necessary.
The
Parties hereto acknowledge and agree that GFI, as of the date hereof, has
completed all of the Transaction Services to be satisfaction of KIG Investors
and Catalyst.
In
consideration of the services provides hereunder, GFI shall be entitled to
the
following compensation to be paid upon the execution of this Agreement, all
of
which compensation shall be fully earned, vested and non-refundable:
a)
GFI
shall
receive a cash payment of $25,000.
b)
GFI
shall
also receive 866,537 shares of common stock of Catalyst (“Shares”), which are
valued at $8,665.37 in the aggregate, or $0.01 per share. The Parties
acknowledge and agree that the value of the Shares as set forth in the preceding
sentence is the best determinate of the fair value of such Shares based on
the
recent price of shares sold by Catalyst in arm’s length transactions for cash
consideration on an as converted to common stock basis. The Shares shall be
issued pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act
of
1933, as amended (“Securities Act”), and the certificates representing the
Shares shall contain the restrictive legend under the Securities Act. Prior
to
the issuance of the Shares, GFI shall provide a representation letter to
Catalyst with respect to the issuance of the Shares, which shall be satisfactory
to Catalyst. The Parties agree that the Shares shall have registration rights
pursuant to the terms of a registration rights agreement to be entered into
by
Catalyst and GFI.
c)
GFI
shall
be reimbursed for any out-pocket expenses incurred by GFI in connection with
its
Transaction Services hereunder, provided such expenses are approved in advance.
4.
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Independent
Contractor
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GFI
shall
be, and is deemed to be, an independent contractor in the performance of its
duties hereunder. GFI shall have no power to enter into any agreement on behalf
of or otherwise bind KIG Investors or Catalyst without the express prior written
consent of KIG Investors or Catalyst. GFI shall be free to pursue, conduct,
carry on and provide for its own account (or for the account of others) similar
Services to other clients.
GFI
shall
not be liable to KIG Investors or Catalyst, or to anyone who may claim any
right
due to any relationship with KIG Investors or Catalyst, for any acts or
omissions in the performance of the Transaction Services on the part of GFI
or
on the part of the agents or employees of GFI, except when said acts or
omissions of GFI are due to willful misconduct or gross negligence. KIG
Investors and Catalyst agree to indemnify and hold GFI and its officers,
directors, shareholders, managers, members, agents, advisors, consultants and
employees (“Indemnified Parties”) harmless from any and all losses, expenses,
claims, damages or liabilities (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) incurred
by any Indemnified Party arising out of or related to the performance of GFI's
services under this Agreement, and KIG Investors and Catalyst shall, at the
option of GFI, reimburse GFI or pay directly for any and all legal or other
expenses incurred in connection with the investigation or defense of any action
or claim in connection therewith; provided, however, that KIG Investors and
Catalyst shall not be liable for any loss, claim, damage or liability that
is
found (as set forth in a final judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction)
to
have resulted in a material part from any act by GFI which constitutes willful
misconduct or gross negligence by GFI.
GFI
agrees that any information provided to it by KIG Investors or Catalyst of
a
confidential nature will not be revealed or disclosed to any person or entity,
except as required by GFI in the performance of this Agreement, until (i) such
time that the information is or becomes generally known by the public (other
than as a result of its disclosure by GFI in breach of this Agreement), (ii)
is
known or becomes known by GFI on a non-confidential basis from a person not
otherwise bound by a confidentiality agreement or who is not otherwise known
to
be prohibited from transmitting the information to GFI, or (iii) subject to
the
following sentence, is required by applicable law, regulation or court or
administrative order to be disclosed. In the event that GFI receives a request
to disclose all or any part of any confidential information under the terms
of a
valid and effective subpoena or order issued by a court of competent
jurisdiction, GFI agrees to (i) immediately notify KIG Investors or Catalyst
of
the existence, terms and circumstances surrounding such a request, (ii) consult
with KIG Investors or Catalyst on the advisability of taking legal available
steps to resist or narrow such request, and (iii) if disclosure of such
information is required, exercise GFI’s reasonable commercial efforts to obtain
an order or other reliable assurance that confidential treatment will be
accorded to such information.
GFI
hereby acknowledges that it is aware, that the United States securities laws
prohibit any person who has material, non-public information concerning the
matters which are the subject of this Agreement from purchasing or selling
securities of any public company or entering into any hedging or short selling
transactions involving the securities of any public company, to the extent
such
public Company has a class of publicly traded securities, and from communicating
such information to any other person under circumstances in which it is
reasonably foreseeable that such person is likely to purchase or sell such
securities.
All
notices hereunder shall be in writing addressed to the Party at the address
herein set forth, or at such other address as to which notice: pursuant to
this
section may be given, and shall be given by personal delivery, by certified
mail
(return receipt requested), Express Mail or by national overnight courier.
Notices will be deemed given upon the earlier of actual receipt or three (3)
business
days
after being mailed or delivered to such courier service.
Notices
shall be addressed as follows:
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to Catalyst:
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Catalyst
Lighting Group, Inc.
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936A
Beachland Boulevard, Suite 13
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Vero
Beach, FL 32963
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Attn:
Kevin R. Keating, President
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If to KIG Investors:
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KIG
Investors I, LLC
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5251
DTC Parkway, Suite 1090
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Greenwood
Village, CO 80111
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Attn:
Timothy J. Keating, Manager
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If to GFI:
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Garisch
Financial, Inc.
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2395
Woodglen Drive
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Aurora,
IL 60502
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Attn:
Frederic M. Schweiger,
President
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Any
notices to be given hereunder will be effective if executed by and sent by
the
attorneys for the Parties giving such notice, and in connection therewith the
Parties and their respective counsel agree that, in giving such notice, such
counsel may communicate directly in writing, with such Parties to the extent
necessary to give such notice.
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Representations and Warranties of KIG Investors
and Catalyst
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KIG
Investors and Catalyst each represent and warrant to GFI that:
a)
Each
will
cooperate fully and timely with GFI to enable GFI to perform the Transaction
Services that may be rendered hereunder;
b)
Each
has
full power and authority to enter into this Agreement;
c)
The
performance by each of them of this Agreement will not violate any applicable
court decree, law or regulation, nor will it violate any provision(s) of the
organizational or corporate governance documents of each of them or any
contractual obligation by which each of them may be bound; and
d)
All
information supplied to GFI by each of them, shall be true and accurate and
complete in all material respects, to the best knowledge of each of
them.
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Representations and Warranties of
GFI
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GFI
represents and warrants to KIG Investors and Catalyst that:
a)
It
has
full power and authority to enter this Agreement;
b)
It
has
the requisite skill and experience to perform the Transaction Services and
to
carry out and fulfill its duties and obligations hereunder; and
c)
It
will
use its best efforts to complete all Transaction Services in a timely and
professional manner.
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Governing Law, Dispute Resolution, and
Jurisdiction
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This
Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of
the
State of Illinois, without giving effect to the conflicts of laws principles
thereof. All disputes, controversies or claims (“Disputes”) arising out of or
relating to this Agreement shall in the first instance be the subject of a
meeting between a representative of each Party who has decision-making authority
with respect to the matter in question. Should the meeting either not take
place
or not result in a resolution of the Dispute within twenty (20) business days
following notice of the Dispute to the other Party, then the Dispute shall
be
resolved in a binding arbitration proceeding to be held in Chicago, Illinois,
in
accordance with the international rules of the American Arbitration Association.
The Parties agree that a panel of one arbitrator shall be required. Any award
of
the arbitrator shall be deemed confidential information for a minimum period
of
five years. The arbitrator may award attorneys’ fees and other arbitration
related expense, as well as pre- and post-judgment interest on any award of
damages, to the prevailing Party, in their sole discretion.
a)
No
Waiver
.
No
provision of this Agreement maybe waived except by agreement in writing signed
by the Parties hereto. A waiver of any term or provision of this Agreement
shall
not be construed as a waiver of any other term or provision.
b)
Non-assignability
.
This
Agreement is not assignable without the written consent of the other
Parties.
c)
Multiple
Counterparts
.
This
Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which shall be
deemed an original. It shall not be necessary that each Party executes each
counterpart, or that any one counterpart be executed by more than one Party
so
long as each Party executes at least one counterpart. Facsimile or electronic
signatures of this Agreement shall be construed and accepted as original
signatures hereof.
d)
Severability
.
If any
provision of this Agreement is declared by any court of competent jurisdiction
to be invalid for any reason, such invalidity shall not affect the remaining
provisions of this Agreement.
e)
Construction
.
No
provision of this Agreement shall be construed against any Party by virtue
of
the fact that that this Agreement was primarily prepared by such
Party.
f)
Headings
.
The
section and paragraph heading shall not be deemed a part of this
Agreement.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF
the
undersigned have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above
written.
KIG
Investors I, LLC
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Catalyst
Lighting Group, Inc.
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By:
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/s/ Timothy
J. Keating
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By:
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/s/ Kevin
R.
Keating
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Timothy
J. Keating, Manager
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Kevin
R. Keating,
President
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Garisch
Financial, Inc.
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B
y:
/s/
Frederic M. Schweiger
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Frederic
M. Schweiger, President
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AGREEMENT
THIS
AGREEMENT
is
effective as of October 1, 2007, by and between Vero Management, L.L.C., a
Delaware limited liability company with its principal place of business located
at 936A Beachland Boulevard, Suite 13, Vero Beach, FL 32963 (“Vero”) and
Catalyst Lighting Group, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the
laws of the state of Delaware, with its principal place of business located
at
936A Beachland Boulevard, Suite 13, Vero Beach, FL 32963 (“Client”). Vero and
Client may each be referred to as a “Party” or collectively as the
“Parties.”
RECITALS
WHEREAS
,
Vero is
engaged in the business of providing managerial and administrative support
services to public and private companies; and
WHEREAS
,
Client
desires to engage the services of Vero as described herein and Vero desires
to
perform such services, all in accordance with the terms and conditions herein
set forth;
NOW,
THEREFORE
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in
consideration of the mutual promises and covenants set forth herein, the Parties
hereby agree as follows:
It
is the
general nature and intent of this Agreement that Vero will provide to Client
a
broad range of managerial and administrative services including but not limited
to assistance in the preparation and maintenance of its financial books and
records, the filing of various reports with the appropriate regulatory agencies
as are required by State and Federal rules and regulations, the administration
of matters relating to Client’s shareholders including responding to various
information requests from shareholders as well as the preparation and
distribution to shareholders of relevant Client materials, and the providing
of
office space, corporate identity, telephone and fax services, mailing, postage
and courier services (“Services”). This Agreement shall be liberally construed
in order to insure that Vero provides to Client those Services necessary for
Client to efficiently manage its business operations, efficiently respond to
its
shareholders and timely comply with its regulatory reporting requirements.
The
parties hereto specifically acknowledge and agree that Vero will not provide
any
legal, auditing, accounting, investment banking or capital formation services
to
Client.
This
Agreement shall be in effect for a term of one (1) year commencing on the date
hereof; provide that either party may terminate this Agreement upon written
notice to the other party at any time. At the end of the initial term, this
Agreement shall remain in effect until terminated in writing by either party.
All duties for payment of compensation owed to Vero and those duties that
generally survive termination shall survive the termination of this
agreement.
In
consideration of the services provides hereunder, Vero shall be entitled to
the
following compensation:
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a)
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Client
shall pay Vero a fee equal to $1,000 per month for each month, or
any part
thereof, that the Services hereunder are provided. The Parties
specifically agree that in no event will the monthly fees be prorated
either due to the initiation of Services following the first day
of a
particular month or the termination of Services prior to month’s
end;
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b)
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Client
shall reimburse Vero for any out-pocket expenses incurred by Vero
in
connection with its Services hereunder (including, without limitation,
expenses of consultants and advisors engaged by Vero to perform all
or any
part of the Services hereunder, provided such expenses are approved
by
Client in advance).
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Vero
shall bill Client for the Services on the first day of each month and payment
shall be due within seven (7) business days thereafter.
4.
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Independent
Contractor
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Vero
shall be, and is deemed to be, an independent contractor in the performance
of
its duties hereunder. Vero shall have no power to enter into any agreement
on
behalf of or otherwise bind Client without the express prior written consent
of
Client. Vero shall be free to pursue, conduct, carry on and provide for its
own
account (or for the account of others) similar Services to other clients.
Client
agrees to indemnify and hold Vero and its officers, directors, shareholders,
managers, members, agents, advisors, consultants and employees (“Indemnified
Parties”) harmless from any and all losses, expenses, claims, damages or
liabilities (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) incurred by any Indemnified
Party arising out of or related to the performance of Vero's duties under this
Agreement, and Client shall, at the option of Vero, reimburse Vero or pay
directly for any and all legal or other expenses incurred in connection with
the
investigation or defense of any action or claim in connection therewith.
Notwithstanding the aforesaid, Client shall not be liable for any loss, claim,
damage or liability that is found (as set forth in a final judgment by a court
of competent jurisdiction) to have resulted in a material part from any act
by
Vero which constitutes fraud or gross negligence by Vero.
Vero
agrees that any information provided to it by Client of a confidential nature
will not be revealed or disclosed to any person or entity, except in the
performance of this Agreement. Upon the termination of this Agreement and
following receipt of a written request from Client, all documentation provided
by Client to Vero will be returned to it or destroyed.
All
notices hereunder shall be in writing addressed to the Party at the address
herein set forth, or at such other address as to which notice: pursuant to
this
section may be given, and shall be given by personal delivery, by certified
mail
(return receipt requested), Express Mail or by national overnight courier.
Notices will be deemed given upon the earlier of actual receipt or three (3)
business
days
after being mailed or delivered to such courier service.
Notices
shall be addressed as follows:
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If
to Vero:
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Vero
Management, L.L.C.
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936A
Beachland Boulevard, Suite 13
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Vero
Beach, FL 32963
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Attn:
Kevin R. Keating, Manager
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If
to Client:
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Catalyst
Lighting Group, Inc.
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9
36A
Beachland Boulevard, Suite 13
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Vero
Beach, FL 32963
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Attn:
Kevin R. Keating, President
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Any
notices to be given hereunder will be effective if executed by and sent by
the
attorneys for the Parties giving such notice, and in connection therewith the
Parties and their respective counsel agree that, in giving such notice, such
counsel may communicate directly in writing, with such Parties to the extent
necessary to give such notice.
8.
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Representations
and Warranties of Client
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Client
represents and warrants that:
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a)
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Client
will cooperate fully and timely with Vero to enable Vero to perform
the
Services that may be rendered
hereunder;
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b)
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Client
has full power and authority to enter into this
Agreement;
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c)
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The
performance by Client of this Agreement will not violate any applicable
court decree, law or regulation, nor will it violate any provision(s)
of
the organizational or corporate governance documents of Client or
any
contractual obligation by which Client may be bound;
and
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d)
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All
information supplied to Vero by Client, shall be true and accurate
and
complete in all material respects, to the best of Client's
knowledge.
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9.
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Representations
and Warranties of Vero
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Vero
represents and warrants that:
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a)
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It
has full power and authority to enter this
Agreement;
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b)
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It
has the requisite skill and experience to perform the Services and
to
carry out and fulfill its duties and obligations hereunder;
and
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c)
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It
will use its best efforts to complete all Services in a timely and
professional manner.
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10.
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Governing
Law, Dispute Resolution, and
Jurisdiction
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This
Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of
the
State of Florida, without giving effect to the conflicts of laws principles
thereof. All disputes, controversies or claims (“Disputes”) arising out of or
relating to this Agreement shall in the first instance be the subject of a
meeting between a representative of each Party who has decision-making authority
with respect to the matter in question. Should the meeting either not take
place
or not result in a resolution of the Dispute within twenty (20) business days
following notice of the Dispute to the other Party, then the Dispute shall
be
resolved in a binding arbitration proceeding to be held in Orlando, Florida,
in
accordance with the international rules of the American Arbitration Association.
The Parties agree that a panel of one arbitrator shall be required. Any award
of
the arbitrator shall be deemed confidential information for a minimum period
of
five years. The arbitrator may award attorneys’ fees and other arbitration
related expense, as well as pre- and post-judgment interest on any award of
damages, to the prevailing Party, in their sole discretion.
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a)
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No
Waiver
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No provision of this Agreement maybe waived except by agreement in
writing
signed by the waiving Party. A waiver of any term or provision of
this
Agreement shall not be construed as a waiver of any other term or
provision.
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b)
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Non-assignability
.
This Agreement is not assignable without the written consent of the
other
Party.
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c)
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Multiple
Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which
shall be
deemed an original. It shall not be necessary that each Party executes
each counterpart, or that any one counterpart be executed by more
than one
Party so long as each Party executes at least one
counterpart.
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d)
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Severability
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If any provision of this Agreement is declared by any court of competent
jurisdiction to be invalid for any reason, such invalidity shall
not
affect the remaining provisions of this
Agreement.
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e)
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Construction
.
No provision of this Agreement shall be construed against any Party
by
virtue of the fact that that this Agreement was primarily prepared
by such
Party.
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f)
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Headings
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The section and paragraph heading shall not be deemed a part of
this
Agreement.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF
the
undersigned have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above
written.
Vero
Management, L.L.C.
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Catalyst
Lighting Group, Inc.
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By:
/s/
Kevin R. Keating
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By:
/s/
Kevin R. Keating
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Kevin
R. Keating, Manager
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Kevin
R. Keating, President
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Agreed
to
by the Client’s Principal Shareholder:
KIG
Investors I, LLC
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By:
/s/
Timothy J. Keating
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Timothy
J. Keating, Manager
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Hein
& Associates, LLP
717
17
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Street, 16
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Floor
Denver,
CO 80202
October
18, 2007
Catalyst
Lighting Group, Inc.
Kevin
R.
Keating, CEO
936A
Beachland Blvd., Suite 13
Vero
Beach, FL 32963
Dear
Mr.
Keating:
This
confirms that Catalyst Lighting Group, Inc. (“Catalyst”) has dismissed Hein
& Associates, LLP (“Hein”) as its independent accountants effective as of
October 18, 2007.
During
the fiscal year ended September 30, 2005, our accountants’ report on the
financial statements contained no adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion,
nor
was it modified as to audit scope or accounting principles. The accountants’
report contained an explanatory paragraph describing going concern
contingencies.
We
further acknowledge that there were no disagreements with Hein, whether or
not
resolved, on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial
statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which, if not resolved
to
the satisfaction of Hein, would have caused it to make reference to the subject
matter of the disagreement(s) in connection with its audit report for the fiscal
year ended September 30, 2005.
Very
truly yours,
/s/
Hein
& Associates, LLP
Hein
& Associates, LLP
Denver,
Colorado